Heron

Culinary plum

Prunus domestica L.

Raised by Rivers at Sawbridgeworth and introduced by them in 1885/86. A juicy cooking plum with firm flesh.

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

Accession No.
2003 - 007     check_circle

Accession name
Heron

Flowering time
11th April 10% flowering
16th April Full (80%) flowering
26th April 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early-Mid August ^a

Size
medium-large ^a

Type
Culinary ^a

Shape
Oval-Oblong ^a

Fruit Weight
41.98 g ^a

Skin Colour
Purple-red ^a

Stalk Length
16.34 mm ^a

Stone
Freestone ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.