Kirkes
Dessert · Plum · Prunus domestica L. · 1 accession
Originated at Brompton, Kensington and named after the nurseryman who introduced it in about 1830. Fruits have juicy flesh and a very good flavour.
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- Picking time
- Late August
- Flowering
- 18th April (10%) · 22nd April (full) · 2nd May (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
- Size
- medium
- Type
- Dessert
- Shape
- Oval
- Stone
- Freestone
- Skin colour
- Green/Purple-red
- Fruit weight
- 42.70 g
- Stalk length
- 16.53 mm
Source · National Fruit Collection
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