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Late Orange

Culinary · Plum · Prunus domestica L. · 1 accession

Raised by Rivers of Sawbridgeworth and introduced by them in about 1892. Awarded First Class Certificate by the RHS in 1892. Fruits have fairly firm, juicy flesh with only a fair flavour.

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Picking time
Early-Mid September
Flowering
15th April (10%) · 19th April (full) · 30th April (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
Size
large
Type
Culinary
Shape
Oval-Oblong
Stone
Semi-freestone
Skin colour
Yellow-green/Yellow
Fruit weight
61.80 g
Stalk length
12.06 mm

Source · National Fruit Collection

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