Hay

Culinary plum

Prunus domestica L.

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

Accession No.
1953 - 130     check_circle

Received by the National Fruits Trials in 1952 from R.W. Sidwell, Evesham, Worcestershire. Fruits have fairly soft, very juicy flesh with a subacid and little rich flavour.

Accession name
Hay

Flowering time
17th April 10% flowering
21st April Full (80%) flowering
2nd May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early August ^a

Size
small-medium ^a

Type
Culinary ^a

Shape
Oval-Oblong ^a

Fruit Weight
14.60 g ^a

Skin Colour
Whitish ^a

Stalk Length
9.63 mm ^a

Stone
Clingstone ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.