McLaughlin

Dessert plum

Prunus domestica L.

Raised in about 1840 by James McLaughlin, Bangor, Maine, USA. Fruits have juicy, sweet flesh with a good flavour.

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

Accession No.
1941 - 032     check_circle

Accession name
McLaughlin

Flowering time
12th April 10% flowering
16th April Full (80%) flowering
26th April 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid-Late August ^a

Size
medium-large ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Round/Oval-Oblong ^a

Fruit Weight
40.00 g ^a

Skin Colour
Yellow-green/Purple-red ^a

Stalk Length
12.06 mm ^a

Stone
Clingstone ^a

---

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.