Count Althann's Gage
syn. Reine Claude Comte d'Althann
Dessert · Plum · Prunus domestica L. · 1 accession
Raised in Bohemia, Czechoslovakia, by Prochaska, gardener to Count Althan, between 1850 and 1860, and introduced to England by Rivers before 1867. Fruits have medium firm, juicy flesh with a fairly sweet and rich flavour.
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- Picking time
- Mid-Late August
- Flowering
- 17th April (10%) · 21st April (full) · 3rd May (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
- Size
- medium
- Type
- Dessert
- Shape
- Round/Oval
- Stone
- Freestone
- Skin colour
- Whitish
- Fruit weight
- 50.60 g
- Stalk length
- 19.45 mm
Source · National Fruit Collection
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