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Curlew

Culinary · Plum · Prunus domestica L. · 1 accession

Raised and introduced by Rivers of Sawbridgeworth in about 1887. Fruits have mealy, flavourless flesh. Suitable only for cooking.

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Picking time
Mid-Late August
Flowering
11th April (10%) · 16th April (full) · 26th April (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
Size
medium-large
Type
Culinary
Shape
Oval
Stone
Semi-freestone
Skin colour
Purple-red/Violet blue
Fruit weight
29.40 g
Stalk length
13.83 mm

Source · National Fruit Collection

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