Peach plum (Hazell)

Dessert & Culinary plum

Prunus

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

Accession No.
1979 - 113     check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials from Mrs Hazell of Bristol in 1979 as being a local plum to the Bristol area. Fruits have very thin skins and make superb jam.

Accession name
Peach Plum (Hazell)

Flowering time
13th April 10% flowering
17th April Full (80%) flowering
25th April 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid-Late August ^a

Size
small ^a

Type
Dessert & Culinary ^a

Shape
Oval ^a

Fruit Weight
39.30 g ^a

Skin Colour
Yellow-green/Purple-red ^a

Stalk Length
13.64 mm ^a

Stone
Semi-freestone ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.