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Altesse de Juillet

Culinary · Plum · Prunus domestica L. · 1 accession

This variety is thought to be of Belgium origin. It was received by the National Fruit Trials in 1951 from the Station de Recherches, Ghent, Belgium. Flesh is greenish yellow to golden, firm and a little juicy. Flavour is subacid and a little sweet and almost bitter to taste.

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Picking time
Early-Mid August
Flowering
16th April (10%) · 20th April (full) · 29th April (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
Size
medium-large
Type
Culinary
Shape
Oval
Stone
Semi-freestone
Skin colour
Purple-red
Fruit weight
22.80 g
Stalk length
8.07 mm

Source · National Fruit Collection

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