Burton
Culinary · Plum · Prunus domestica L. · 1 accession
Discovered in 1900 by R.E. Burton in Vacaville, California, USA. Introduced in 1926. Fruits have a fairly firm, very juicy flesh which is slightly sweet and rich with a moderate flavour.
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- Picking time
- Late September-Early October
- Flowering
- 15th April (10%) · 19th April (full) · 1st May (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
- Size
- large
- Type
- Culinary
- Shape
- Long
- Stone
- Clingstone
- Skin colour
- Yellow/Purple-red
- Fruit weight
- 53.50 g
- Stalk length
- 14.24 mm
Source · National Fruit Collection
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