Olympia

Dessert & Culinary plum

Prunus domestica L.

Raised at Bedford by Laxton Bros. in 1904. It was awarded the Award of Merit by the RHS in 1933. Introduced in 1937. Fruits have firm, yellow, juicy flesh with good flavour.

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

Accession No.
1937 - 001     check_circle

Accession name
Olympia

Flowering time
9th April 10% flowering
14th April Full (80%) flowering
27th April 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early-Mid September ^a

Size
medium-large ^a

Type
Dessert & Culinary ^a

Shape
Oval/Long ^a

Fruit Weight
35.40 g ^a

Skin Colour
Purple-red ^a

Stalk Length
15.29 mm ^a

Stone
Clingstone ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.