Merton Gem

Dessert & Culinary plum

Prunus domestica L.

Raised in 1923 at John Innes Horticultural Institute, Merton and named in 1965. Fruits have very juicy flesh with a little sweet and moderately rich flavour. Trees usually produce a second crop of plums which ripen in early October.

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

Accession No.
1995 - 030     check_circle

Accession name
Merton Gem (EMLA)

Flowering time
16th April 10% flowering
20th April Full (80%) flowering
2nd May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early-Mid September ^a

Size
medium-large ^a

Type
Dessert & Culinary ^a

Shape
Oval-Oblong ^a

Fruit Weight
51.50 g ^a

Skin Colour
Purple-red ^a

Stalk Length
10.49 mm ^a

Stone
Clingstone ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.