Borguet

Culinary plum

Prunus domestica L.

Thought to be of Belgium origin. It was received by the National Fruit Trials in 1951 from the Station de Recherches, Ghent, Belgium. Fruits have soft and not very juicy flesh with a moderately sweet and poor flavour.

Availability
Material in the National Fruit Collection is available under license.

Accession No.
1951 - 089     check_circle

Accession name
Borguet

Flowering time
28th April 10% flowering
2nd May Full (80%) flowering
16th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid August ^a

Size
medium ^a

Type
Culinary ^a

Shape
Oval ^a

Fruit Weight
18.40 g ^a

Skin Colour
Yellow-green/Purple-red ^a

Stalk Length
8.37 mm ^a

Stone
Freestone ^a

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References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.