Rapparino

Culinary plum

Prunus insititia L.

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

Accession No.
1958 - 071     check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1958 from the Instituto di Coltivazioni Arboree, Palermo, Italy. Fruits have firm, little juicy flesh with a sweet, little rich and bitter flavour.

Accession name
Rapparino

Flowering time
18th April 10% flowering
22nd April Full (80%) flowering
2nd May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late August ^a

Size
small-medium ^a

Type
Culinary ^a

Shape
Long ^a

Fruit Weight
13.80 g ^a

Skin Colour
Yellow-green/Purple-red ^a

Stalk Length
8.01 mm ^a

Stone
Semi-freestone ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.