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Grosse Zuckerzwetsche

Culinary · Plum · Prunus domestica L. · 1 accession

Thought to be of German origin. Recorded in 1862. Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1932 from Spath's Nurseries, Berlin. Fruits have firm, very juicy flesh with a sweet subacid and insipid flavour.

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Picking time
Early September
Flowering
20th April (10%) · 25th April (full) · 6th May (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
Size
medium-large
Type
Culinary
Shape
Oval
Stone
Freestone
Skin colour
Purple-red
Fruit weight
32.30 g
Stalk length
14.70 mm

Source · National Fruit Collection

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