Reine Claude de Moissac

Dessert plum

Prunus domestica L.

Presumed to be of French origin from Moissac in Tarn-et-Garonne. Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1966 from the Station de Recherches d'Arboriculture Fruitiere, Pont-de-la-Maye, France.

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

Accession No.
1966 - 013     check_circle

Accession name
Reine-Claude de Moissac

Flowering time
17th April 10% flowering
21st April Full (80%) flowering
2nd May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid August a

Size
medium-large a

Type
Dessert a

Shape
Round/Oval a

Fruit Weight
37.20 g a

Skin Colour
Yellow-green a

Stalk Length
9.79 mm a

Stone
Freestone a


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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.