Magna Glauca
Dessert & Culinary plum
Prunus domestica L.
Raised at Max-Planck Plant Breeding Institute, Cologne, Germany. It was received by the National Fruit Trials in 1960 from Germany. Fruits have fairly soft, juicy flesh with a sweet, subacid, little rich flavour.
Availability
Material in the National Fruit Collection is available under license.
Accession name
Magna Glauca
Flowering time tree 1
14th April 10% flowering
18th April Full (80%) flowering
28th April 90% petal fall
Picking time tree 1
Early August a
Size tree 1
medium a
Type tree 1
Dessert & Culinary a
Shape tree 1
Oval-Oblong a
Fruit Weight tree 1
34.60 g a
Skin Colour tree 1
Violet blue a
Stalk Length tree 1
8.75 mm a
Stone tree 1
Semi-freestone/Clingstone a
Flowering time tree 2
14th April 10% flowering
18th April Full (80%) flowering
28th April 90% petal fall
Picking time tree 2
Early August a
Size tree 2
medium a
Type tree 2
Dessert & Culinary a
Shape tree 2
Oval-Oblong a
Fruit Weight tree 2
38.60 g a
Skin Colour tree 2
Purple-red a
Stalk Length tree 2
10.10 mm a
Stone tree 2
Semi-freestone a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.