Grosse Blaue Katharinenpflaume

Culinary plum

Prunus domestica L.

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

Accession No.
1951 - 155     check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1951 from Obstbauversuchsanstalt, Jork, Germany. Fruits have soft, slightly juicy flesh with a slightly sweet and insipid flavour.

Accession name
Grosse Blaue Katharinenpflaume

Flowering time
11th April 10% flowering
14th April Full (80%) flowering
24th April 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early August ^a

Size
medium ^a

Type
Culinary ^a

Shape
Oval-Oblong ^a

Fruit Weight
26.50 g ^a

Skin Colour
Purple-red ^a

Stalk Length
10.73 mm ^a

Stone
Clingstone ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.