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syn. Kentish Bush

Culinary · Plum · Prunus domestica L. · 1 accession

Found in a hedge at Bobbing, Sittingbourne, Kent in 1836. Fruits have golden yellow, mealy, tasteless flesh which is excellent when cooked, the juice turning a deep red.

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Picking time
Mid September
Flowering
20th April (10%) · 23rd April (full) · 4th May (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
Size
medium
Type
Culinary
Shape
Oval
Stone
Clingstone
Skin colour
Purple-red/Dark blue
Fruit weight
31.80 g
Stalk length
10.00 mm

Source · National Fruit Collection

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