Belle de Louvaine
Culinary & Processing · Plum · Prunus domestica L. · 1 accession
Thought to have been raised by Van Mons of Belgium, as it was found in his collection by Bivort in 1845. Self-fertile. Fruits have yellow, rather mealy flesh. It cooks excellently.
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- Picking time
- Mid-Late August
- Flowering
- 20th April (10%) · 24th April (full) · 3rd May (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
- Size
- large-very large
- Type
- Culinary & Processing
- Shape
- Oval
- Stone
- Semi-freestone
- Skin colour
- Purple-red
- Fruit weight
- 71.70 g
- Stalk length
- 14.06 mm
Source · National Fruit Collection
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