Dessert plum
Thought to be of French origin. It was recorded in Canada in 1901. Fruits have rather soft, very juicy flesh with a sweet and pleasant flavour.
Availability Material in the National Fruit Collection is available under license.
Accession name Reine-Claude Sagot
Flowering time 15th April 10% flowering 19th April Full (80%) flowering1st May 90% petal fall
Picking time Late August-Early September a
Size medium a
Type Dessert a
Shape Oval-Oblong a
Fruit Weight 47.50 g a
Skin Colour Yellow-green a
Stalk Length 6.62 mm a
Stone Freestone a
References: a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.