Prince of Wales

Culinary plum

Prunus domestica L.

Raised by Mr Chapman, a nurseryman at Brentford in 1830. Fruits have juicy, acid flesh with a fair flavour.

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

Accession No.
1951 - 336     check_circle

Accession name
Prince of Wales

Flowering time
11th April 10% flowering
16th April Full (80%) flowering
25th April 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late August ^a

Size
medium ^a

Type
Culinary ^a

Shape
Oval ^a

Fruit Weight
38.40 g ^a

Skin Colour
Yellow-green/Purple-red ^a

Stalk Length
11.57 mm ^a

Stone
Freestone ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.