Damson Bradley's King
Culinary · Plum · Prunus insititia L. · 1 accession
Said to have been raised by Mr Bradley of Halam, Nottingham. It was recorded in 1880 in the Florist and Pomologist. Fruits have rather dry, almost mealy flesh which is a little sweet and without the usual damson astringency.
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- Picking time
- Early-Mid September
- Flowering
- 17th April (10%) · 21st April (full) · 3rd May (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
- Size
- small-medium
- Type
- Culinary
- Shape
- Oval
- Stone
- Clingstone
- Skin colour
- Dark blue
- Fruit weight
- 8.92 g
- Stalk length
- 9.30 mm
Source · National Fruit Collection
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