Winesour

Culinary plum

Prunus insititia L.

Originated near Rotherham, Yorkshire in about 1770. Fruits have moderately firm, very juicy flesh with a subacid and astringent flavour.

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

Accession No.
1949 - 225     check_circle

Accession name
Winesour

Flowering time
13th April 10% flowering
18th April Full (80%) flowering
27th April 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid September ^a

Size
small-medium ^a

Type
Culinary ^a

Shape
Oval ^a

Fruit Weight
18.10 g ^a

Skin Colour
Purple-red/Violet blue ^a

Stalk Length
6.61 mm ^a

Stone
Semi-freestone/Clingstone ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.