Utility

Dessert plum

Prunus domestica L.

Raised in 1903 at Bedford by Laxton Bros. and introduced in 1910. Fruits have moderately firm, very juicy flesh with a very sweet and rich flavour.

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

Accession No.
1949 - 255     check_circle

Accession name
Utility

Flowering time
11th April 10% flowering
16th April Full (80%) flowering
26th April 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early-Mid August ^a

Size
medium-large ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Oval/Oval-Oblong ^a

Fruit Weight
63.00 g ^a

Skin Colour
Yellow-green/Purple-red ^a

Stalk Length
10.68 mm ^a

Stone
Semi-freestone ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.