Teme Cross
Dessert & Culinary plum
Prunus domestica L.
Raised in 1919 at Long Ashton Research Station, Bristol by G.T. Spinks and introduced in 1931. Fruits have firm, little juicy flesh with a little sweet, little rich and slightly astringent flavour.
Availability
Material in the National Fruit Collection is available under license.
Accession name
Teme Cross
Flowering time
20th April 10% flowering
24th April Full (80%) flowering
4th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid-Late August a
Size
medium-large a
Type
Dessert & Culinary a
Shape
Oval/Oval-Oblong a
Fruit Weight
44.20 g a
Skin Colour
Whitish/Purple-red a
Stalk Length
18.20 mm a
Stone
Semi-freestone/Clingstone a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.