Orleans
Culinary · Plum · Prunus domestica L. · 1 accession
Thought to have originated in the 1600s in France. It is said to be named after Monsieur the Duke of Orleans. Fruits have juicy, sweet flesh, which is of cooking quality only.
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- Picking time
- Late August
- Flowering
- 20th April (10%) · 25th April (full) · 4th May (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
- Size
- medium
- Type
- Culinary
- Shape
- Oval-Oblong
- Stone
- Freestone
- Skin colour
- Yellow-green/Purple-red
- Fruit weight
- 24.70 g
- Stalk length
- 7.94 mm
Source · National Fruit Collection
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