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Altlander Saure Zwetsche

Culinary · Plum · Prunus insititia L. · 1 accession

Thought to be of German origin. It was received by the National Fruit Trials in 1951 from Obstbauversuchsanstalt Jork, Germany. It is self-fertile. Fruits have firm, not very juicy, green to golden flesh. Flavour is acid and a little sweet and intensely flavoured. A damson type but lacks the full damson flavour.

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Picking time
Mid-Late August
Flowering
14th April (10%) · 18th April (full) · 26th April (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
Size
small-medium
Type
Culinary
Shape
Long
Stone
Freestone
Skin colour
Purple-red
Fruit weight
20.20 g
Stalk length
18.56 mm

Source · National Fruit Collection

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