Cox's Emperor

Culinary plum

Prunus domestica L.

Said to have originated in Denbigh at the end of the 18th or beginning of the 19th Century. Fruits have firm and a little juicy flesh with a good flavour.

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

Accession No.
1954 - 021     check_circle

Accession name
Cox's Emperor

Flowering time
16th April 10% flowering
21st April Full (80%) flowering
30th April 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late August-Early September ^a

Size
large ^a

Type
Culinary ^a

Shape
Oval-Oblong ^a

Fruit Weight
70.20 g ^a

Skin Colour
Whitish ^a

Stalk Length
13.76 mm ^a

Stone
Semi-freestone ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.