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Reine Claude Van Schouwen

Dessert & Culinary · Plum · Prunus domestica L. · 1 accession

Coloured sport of Oullins Gage. Discovered in about 1943 in Zierikzee, Holland and introduced by nurseryman Gebr. J.C.and P.C. van't Westeinde. Fruits have firm, not very juicy flesh with a sweet and moderate flavour.

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Picking time
Mid August
Flowering
13th April (10%) · 17th April (full) · 26th April (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
Size
medium-large
Type
Dessert & Culinary
Shape
Oval-Oblong
Stone
Freestone
Skin colour
Yellow-green/Purple-red
Fruit weight
43.80 g
Stalk length
15.53 mm

Source · National Fruit Collection

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