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Reine Claude Diaphane

syn. Transparent Gage

Dessert · Plum · Prunus domestica L. · 1 accession

The original French name for Transparent Gage. Raised before 1836 by Lafay, a nurseryman of Bellevue, Paris. It was brought to England by Thomas Rivers in about 1845. Fruits have soft and tender, very juicy flesh with a sweet and delicious flavour.

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Picking time
Late August-Early September
Flowering
14th April (10%) · 18th April (full) · 29th April (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
Size
medium
Type
Dessert
Shape
Oval
Stone
Semi-freestone
Skin colour
Yellow
Fruit weight
16.60 g
Stalk length
15.11 mm

Source · National Fruit Collection

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