Czar

Culinary plum

Prunus domestica L.

Raised by Rivers of Sawbridgeworth and first fruited in 1874. The Russian Emperor was on a visit to this country, so the plum was named Czar in his honour. Fruits have tender flesh with a pleasant acid flavour. Cooks well.

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

Accession No.
1977 - 186     check_circle

Accession name
Czar (EMLA)

Flowering time
19th April 10% flowering
23rd April Full (80%) flowering
7th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early August ¹

Size
medium ¹

Type
Culinary ¹

Shape
Oval-Oblong ¹

Fruit Weight
28.70 g ¹

Skin Colour
Purple-red ¹

Stalk Length
13.24 mm ¹

Stone
Semi-freestone ¹

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.