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Borguet

Culinary · Plum · Prunus domestica L. · 1 accession

Thought to be of Belgium origin. It was received by the National Fruit Trials in 1951 from the Station de Recherches, Ghent, Belgium. Fruits have soft and not very juicy flesh with a moderately sweet and poor flavour.

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Picking time
Mid August
Flowering
28th April (10%) · 2nd May (full) · 16th May (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
Size
medium
Type
Culinary
Shape
Oval
Stone
Freestone
Skin colour
Yellow-green/Purple-red
Fruit weight
18.40 g
Stalk length
8.37 mm

Source · National Fruit Collection

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