Gilbert

Dessert plum

Prunus domestica L.

Raised at Balsgard Fruit Breeding Institute, Sweden in 1952. It was introduced in 1968. Fruits have sweet, slightly acid flesh.

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

Accession No.
1968 - 043     check_circle

Accession name
Gilbert

Flowering time
5th April 10% flowering
13th April Full (80%) flowering
22nd April 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late July ^a

Size
medium ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Oval/Oval-Oblong ^a

Fruit Weight
34.67 g ^a

Skin Colour
Green/Purple-red ^a

Stalk Length
12.28 mm ^a

Stone
Semi-freestone ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.