Aylesbury Prune
Culinary · Plum · Prunus insititia L. · 1 accession
Originally found growing in the Vale of Aylesbury. It was received by the National Fruit Trials in 1948 from this source. Self-fertile. Fruits have firm, juicy, acid flesh. Trees can be used as a windbreak.
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- Picking time
- Late September-Early October
- Flowering
- 15th April (10%) · 20th April (full) · 30th April (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
- Size
- small-medium
- Type
- Culinary
- Shape
- Oval
- Stone
- Semi-freestone
- Skin colour
- Dark blue
- Fruit weight
- 16.74 g
- Stalk length
- 10.31 mm
Source · National Fruit Collection
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