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Blaisdon Red

Culinary · Plum · Prunus domestica L. · 1 accession

It is said to have arisen from a seedling rootstock. Discovered by Mr Dowding, Blaisdon, Gloucestershire. First recorded in 1892. Fruits have green, hard, acid flesh which cooks well.

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Picking time
Late August-Early September
Flowering
17th April (10%) · 21st April (full) · 3rd May (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
Size
medium-large
Type
Culinary
Shape
Oval
Stone
Semi-freestone
Skin colour
Purple-red
Fruit weight
28.60 g
Stalk length
14.85 mm

Source · National Fruit Collection

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