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Black Prince

Culinary · Plum · Prunus domestica L. · 1 accession

Raised at Bedford in 1905 by Laxton Bros., and sent by them to Wisley in 1929. Fruits are juicy and very acid and cook well.

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Picking time
Early-Mid August
Flowering
11th April (10%) · 16th April (full) · 30th April (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
Size
medium-large
Type
Culinary
Shape
Oval
Stone
Semi-freestone
Skin colour
Dark blue
Fruit weight
24.10 g
Stalk length
17.36 mm

Source · National Fruit Collection

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