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Manaccan

Culinary · Plum · Prunus domestica L. · 1 accession

A chance seedling local to Kea and Manaccan districts of Cornwall. It is often propagated from suckers. It was received by the National Fruit Trials in 1956 from Manaccan. Fruits have rich apricot flesh, which is rather acid and prized for jam making

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Picking time
Late September-Early October
Flowering
12th April (10%) · 17th April (full) · 1st May (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
Size
medium
Type
Culinary
Shape
Oval
Stone
Freestone
Skin colour
Whitish
Fruit weight
26.00 g
Stalk length
14.19 mm

Source · National Fruit Collection

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