Culinary plum
Said to have originated in Lombardy, Italy in the early 1800s. It was introduced to Germany by Fellenberg in about 1823 and known in England since 1826. Fruits have firm and a little juicy flesh with a sweet, subacid flavour.
Availability Material in the National Fruit Collection is available under license.
Accession name Italienische Zwetsche
Flowering time 22nd April 10% flowering 26th April Full (80%) flowering5th May 90% petal fall
Picking time Mid-Late September a
Size medium-large a
Type Culinary a
Shape Oval a
Fruit Weight 30.40 g a
Skin Colour Purple-red/Dark blue a
Stalk Length 14.43 mm a
Stone Freestone a
References: a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.