Van Mons Red

Culinary plum

Prunus domestica L.

Raised in Brussels by Berre and propagated by Van Mons. It was recorded by Bivort in 1847. Fruits have moderately juicy flesh with a little sweet and little rich flavour.

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

Accession No.
1954 - 012     check_circle

Accession name
Van Mons Red

Flowering time
12th April 10% flowering
17th April Full (80%) flowering
28th April 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid September ^a

Size
large ^a

Type
Culinary ^a

Shape
Oval ^a

Fruit Weight
33.60 g ^a

Skin Colour
Purple-red ^a

Stalk Length
11.81 mm ^a

Stone
Semi-freestone ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.