Reine Claude Violette
syn. Purple Gage
Dessert · Plum · Prunus domestica L. · 1 accession
Origin unknown although it is thought to be French. Mentioned as new in 1780. Fruits have very juicy flesh with a sweet, very rich gage flavour.
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- Picking time
- Late August-Early September
- Flowering
- 16th April (10%) · 20th April (full) · 1st May (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
- Size
- medium
- Type
- Dessert
- Shape
- Round/Oval-Oblong
- Stone
- Semi-freestone
- Skin colour
- Green/Purple-red
- Fruit weight
- 37.10 g
- Stalk length
- 15.65 mm
Source · National Fruit Collection
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