Swan

Culinary plum

Prunus domestica L.

Raised by Rivers nurseries at Sawbridgeworth. It first fruited in 1885 and was introduced in 1897. Fruits have very juicy flesh with a fair to insipid flavour.

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

Accession No.
1927 - 032     check_circle

Accession name
Swan

Flowering time
16th April 10% flowering
20th April Full (80%) flowering
30th April 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid August ^a

Size
medium-large ^a

Type
Culinary ^a

Shape
Oval ^a

Fruit Weight
43.10 g ^a

Skin Colour
Purple-red ^a

Stalk Length
12.83 mm ^a

Stone
Semi-freestone/Clingstone ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.