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French Damson

Culinary · Plum · Prunus insititia L. · 1 accession

Presumed to be of French origin. It was recorded in the USA in 1889. Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1948 from the University of Kentucky, USA. Fruits have fairly firm, juicy flesh with a fairly good flavour.

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Picking time
Late September-Early October
Flowering
16th April (10%) · 21st April (full) · 2nd May (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
Size
small-medium
Type
Culinary
Shape
Oval
Stone
Semi-freestone
Skin colour
Purple-red/Dark blue
Fruit weight
20.80 g
Stalk length
12.90 mm

Source · National Fruit Collection

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