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Diamond No 1

Culinary · Plum · Prunus domestica L. · 1 accession

Found in a hedge by a farm labourer called Diamond of Brenchley, Kent. It was introduced by Hooker, a nurseryman of Brenchley in 1830. Fruits have soft, not very juicy flesh with a rather acid flavour.

Material in the National Fruit Collection not currently available.

Picking time
Late August-Early September
Flowering
9th April (10%) · 13th April (full) · 26th April (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
Size
medium-large
Type
Culinary
Shape
Oval
Stone
Semi-freestone
Skin colour
Purple-red/Dark blue
Fruit weight
51.30 g
Stalk length
12.20 mm

Source · National Fruit Collection

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