Newark
Dessert & Culinary plum
Prunus domestica L.
Originated in Newark, New York, USA. First recorded in 1895 and introduced in 1897. Fruits have firm, fairly juicy flesh with a very sweet, slightly subacid flavour. Moderately rich. Trees are rather prone to bacterial canker.
Availability
Material in the National Fruit Collection is available under license.
Accession name
Newark
Flowering time
16th April 10% flowering
20th April Full (80%) flowering
2nd May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid August a
Size
medium a
Type
Dessert & Culinary a
Shape
Oval a
Fruit Weight
21.20 g a
Skin Colour
Yellow-green a
Stalk Length
13.09 mm a
Stone
Clingstone a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.