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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