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Belsiana

Culinary · Plum · Prunus cerasifera Ehrh. · 1 accession

Possibly Prunus cerasifera. Originally selected from the wild by the Arabs in Algeria and introduced into France by Luizet in 1887. Fruits have pale golden, medium soft flesh which is extremely juicy. Flavour is rather watery.

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Picking time
Late July-Early August
Flowering
24th March (10%) · 30th March (full) · 9th April (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
Size
medium
Type
Culinary
Shape
Round
Stone
Clingstone
Skin colour
Whitish/Yellow-green
Fruit weight
32.60 g
Stalk length
13.65 mm

Source · National Fruit Collection

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