Jefferson
Dessert · Plum · Prunus domestica L. · 1 accession
Raised by Judge Buel of Albany, New York, USA in about 1825 and introduced to England in 1841. Fruits have moderately firm, very juicy flesh with a sweet and rich flavour.
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- Picking time
- Late August-Early September
- Flowering
- 17th April (10%) · 21st April (full) · 1st May (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
- Size
- medium
- Type
- Dessert
- Shape
- Oval
- Stone
- Semi-freestone
- Skin colour
- Whitish/Yellow-green
- Fruit weight
- 51.80 g
- Stalk length
- 20.26 mm
Source · National Fruit Collection
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