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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