Diamond No 1

Culinary plum

Prunus domestica L.

Found in a hedge by a farm labourer called Diamond of Brenchley, Kent. It was introduced by Hooker, a nurseryman of Brenchley in 1830. Fruits have soft, not very juicy flesh with a rather acid flavour.

Availability
Material in the National Fruit Collection not currently available.

Accession No.
2003 - 012     cancel

Accession name
Diamond No.1

Flowering time
9th April 10% flowering
13th April Full (80%) flowering
26th April 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late August-Early September ^a

Size
medium-large ^a

Type
Culinary ^a

Shape
Oval ^a

Fruit Weight
51.30 g ^a

Skin Colour
Purple-red/Dark blue ^a

Stalk Length
12.20 mm ^a

Stone
Semi-freestone ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.