Imperial Epineuse
Dessert · Plum · Prunus domestica L. · 1 accession
Discovered in an abandoned monastery near Clairac, Lot Valley in France in about 1870. It was brought to the USA by Felix Gillet in 1883. Fruits have fairly soft, very juicy flesh with a very sweet and good flavour.
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- Picking time
- Early-Mid September
- Flowering
- 18th April (10%) · 21st April (full) · 8th May (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
- Size
- medium-large
- Type
- Dessert
Source · National Fruit Collection
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