Drap d'Or d'Esperen

Dessert plum

Prunus domestica L.

Raised by Major Esperen of Malines, Belgium in about 1832. Introduced in 1847. Fruits have fairly firm, very juicy flesh with a very sweet and very rich flavour.

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

Accession No.
1949 - 084     check_circle

Accession name
Drap d'Or d'Esperen

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

Picking time
Late August-Early September ^a

Size
medium-large ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Oval-Oblong ^a

Fruit Weight
48.20 g ^a

Skin Colour
Yellow ^a

Stalk Length
13.26 mm ^a

Stone
Semi-freestone ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.