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Old Greengage

Dessert · Plum · Prunus domestica L. · 1 accession

A very old variety named after the wife of Francois I of France. It was imported into England by Sir Thomas Gage, hence the named used in this country. Fruits have yellow green, juicy, tender flesh with a most delicious flavour.

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Picking time
Mid-Late August
Flowering
17th April (10%) · 21st April (full) · 2nd May (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
Size
medium
Type
Dessert
Shape
Round
Stone
Freestone/Semi-freestone
Skin colour
Yellow-green
Fruit weight
26.80 g
Stalk length
12.88 mm

Source · National Fruit Collection

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