Early Oyster
Culinary · Plum · Prunus domestica L. · 1 accession
Discovered by Gebrs. Lindenbergh of Wemeldinge, The Netherlands. Received by the National Fruit Trials from Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk in 1963. Fruits have soft, juicy flesh with a moderately rich flavour.
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- Picking time
- Late July-Early August
- Flowering
- 19th April (10%) · 24th April (full) · 4th May (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
- Size
- medium-large
- Type
- Culinary
- Shape
- Oval-Oblong
- Stone
- Semi-freestone
- Skin colour
- Yellow-green/Purple-red
- Fruit weight
- 57.10 g
- Stalk length
- 12.55 mm
Source · National Fruit Collection
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