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Drap d'Or d'Esperen

Dessert · Plum · Prunus domestica L. · 1 accession

Raised by Major Esperen of Malines, Belgium in about 1832. Introduced in 1847. Fruits have fairly firm, very juicy flesh with a very sweet and very rich flavour.

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Picking time
Late August-Early September
Flowering
18th April (10%) · 22nd April (full) · 2nd May (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
Size
medium-large
Type
Dessert
Shape
Oval-Oblong
Stone
Semi-freestone
Skin colour
Yellow
Fruit weight
48.20 g
Stalk length
13.26 mm

Source · National Fruit Collection

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