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Black Bullace

Culinary · Plum · Prunus insititia L. · 1 accession

Known in England since the 1600s. It was received by the National Fruit Trials in 1957 from Colchester, Essex. Fruits are juicy, firm but sour. A useful fruit for cooking, bottling and jam.

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Picking time
Early-Mid October
Flowering
16th April (10%) · 20th April (full) · 1st May (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
Size
very small
Type
Culinary
Shape
Round
Stone
Clingstone
Skin colour
Violet blue
Fruit weight
7.98 g
Stalk length
11.28 mm

Source · National Fruit Collection

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