Delicious
Dessert · Plum · Prunus domestica L. · 1 accession
Ponds Seedling X Coe's Golden Drop. Raised by Laxton Bros. at Bedford in 1902 and introduced by them in 1924. Received an Award of Merit by the RHS in 1934. Fruits have fairly firm, very juicy flesh which is very sweet with a rich flavour.
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- Picking time
- Mid-Late September
- Flowering
- 23rd April (10%) · 27th April (full) · 15th May (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
- Size
- large
- Type
- Dessert
- Shape
- Oval
- Stone
- Semi-freestone
- Skin colour
- Yellow-green/Purple-red
- Fruit weight
- 82.60 g
- Stalk length
- 10.62 mm
Source · National Fruit Collection
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