Langley Bullace

Culinary plum

Prunus insititia L.

Raised by nurseryman Veitch of Langley and introduced in 1902. It received an Award of Merit in 1902 and a First Class Certificate in 1904 from the RHS. A very useful late fruit, more of the damson character than the Bullace.

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

Accession No.
1923 - 081     check_circle

Accession name
Bullace, Langley

Flowering time
14th April 10% flowering
19th April Full (80%) flowering
29th April 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early October a

Size
small a

Type
Culinary a

Shape
Oval-Oblong a

Fruit Weight
17.10 g a

Skin Colour
Dark blue a

Stalk Length
10.24 mm a

Stone
Clingstone a


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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.