Boulon des Moines

Culinary plum

Prunus domestica L.

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

Accession No.
1951 - 074     check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1951 from the Station de Recherches at Ghent, Belgium. Fruits have green, firm, moderately juicy flesh with a little sweet, slightly astringent but not rich flavour.

Accession name
Boulon des Moines

Flowering time
18th April 10% flowering
22nd April Full (80%) flowering
2nd May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late August-Early September ^a

Size
small-medium ^a

Type
Culinary ^a

Shape
Oval ^a

Fruit Weight
29.50 g ^a

Skin Colour
Purple-red ^a

Stalk Length
11.26 mm ^a

Stone
Clingstone ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.