Edda

Dessert plum

Prunus domestica L.

Raised at the State Experimental Station, Njos, Norway from a cross made in the 1950s. It was named and introduced in 1970. Fruits have yellow-green flesh with a reasonable flavour.

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

Accession No.
1973 - 072     check_circle

Accession name
Edda

Flowering time
21st April 10% flowering
26th April Full (80%) flowering
3rd May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late July ^a

Size
large ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Oval-Oblong ^a

Fruit Weight
35.80 g ^a

Skin Colour
Purple-red ^a

Stalk Length
11.05 mm ^a

Stone
Freestone/Semi-freestone ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.