Reine Claude
syn. Greengage
Dessert · Plum · Prunus domestica L. · 1 accession
The original name for Green Gage which is a very old variety named after the wife of Francois I of France, Queen Claude. It was imported into England by Sir Thomas Gage, hence the name used in this country. This is an ideal dessert plum having very juicy, tender sweet flesh with a rich flavour.
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- Picking time
- Mid-Late August
- Flowering
- 16th April (10%) · 20th April (full) · 3rd May (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
- Size
- medium
- Type
- Dessert
- Shape
- Round
- Stone
- Semi-freestone
- Skin colour
- Yellow-green
- Fruit weight
- 28.20 g
- Stalk length
- 13.12 mm
Source · National Fruit Collection
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