Rutland Plumcot

Culinary plum

Prunus

Raised by Luther Burbank in California, USA. Listed in 1901. Introduced by Fancher Creek Nursery in 1906/7. Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1955 from Station de Recherches, Ghent, Belgium. Fruits have deep red flesh with a subacid flavour.

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

Accession No.
1955 - 083     check_circle

Accession name
Rutland Plumcot

Flowering time
17th April 10% flowering
24th April Full (80%) flowering
4th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late August ^a

Size
large ^a

Type
Culinary ^a

Shape
Round ^a

Fruit Weight
15.00 g ^a

Skin Colour
Green ^a

Stalk Length
10.99 mm ^a

Stone
Freestone ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.