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Czar

Culinary · Plum · Prunus domestica L. · 1 accession

Raised by Rivers of Sawbridgeworth and first fruited in 1874. The Russian Emperor was on a visit to this country, so the plum was named Czar in his honour. Fruits have tender flesh with a pleasant acid flavour. Cooks well.

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Picking time
Early August
Flowering
19th April (10%) · 23rd April (full) · 7th May (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
Size
medium
Type
Culinary
Shape
Oval-Oblong
Stone
Semi-freestone
Skin colour
Purple-red
Fruit weight
28.70 g
Stalk length
13.24 mm

Source · National Fruit Collection

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