Horse Bob

Culinary plum

Prunus domestica L.

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

Accession No.
1949 - 224     check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1949 from East Malling Research Station. Fruits have juicy flesh with a fairly sweet and little rich flavour.

Accession name
Horse Bob

Flowering time
14th April 10% flowering
19th April Full (80%) flowering
3rd May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early-Mid September ^a

Size
medium ^a

Type
Culinary ^a

Shape
Oval-Oblong ^a

Fruit Weight
25.60 g ^a

Skin Colour
Purple-red ^a

Stalk Length
8.77 mm ^a

Stone
Freestone ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.