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Charcuty

Culinary · Plum · Prunus insititia L. · 1 accession

Thought to be of French origin. It was received by the National Fruit Trials in 1948 from the Centre de Recherches Agronomiques, Pont-de-la-Maye, France. Fruits have soft, moderately juicy flesh with a very sweet and moderately rich flavour.

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Picking time
Early-Mid August
Flowering
13th April (10%) · 18th April (full) · 28th April (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
Size
very small
Type
Culinary
Shape
Oval-Oblong
Stone
Clingstone
Skin colour
Whitish/Purple-red
Fruit weight
5.18 g
Stalk length
10.88 mm

Source · National Fruit Collection

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