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Dame Aubert

syn. White Magnum Bonum

Culinary · Plum · Prunus domestica L. · 1 accession

Thought to have originated in Besancon, France. Known in the 1500s. Its original English name was said to be White Imperial but was changed in 1729 by Batty Langley. Fruits have firm, fairly juicy flesh but with little flavour. Cooks well. Self-fertile.

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Picking time
Mid September
Flowering
15th April (10%) · 19th April (full) · 30th April (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
Size
large
Type
Culinary
Shape
Oval/Oval-Oblong
Stone
Semi-freestone
Skin colour
Yellow-green/Yellow
Fruit weight
91.19 g
Stalk length
13.48 mm

Source · National Fruit Collection

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