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Ruth Gerstetter

Culinary · Plum · Prunus domestica L. · 1 accession

Thought to have been raised in 1920 by Adolf Gerstetter of Besigheim, Wurttemberg, Germany, who introduced it in 1932. Trees are very prone to bacterial canker. Fruits have firm, little juicy flesh with a little subacid to sweet and insipid flavour.

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Picking time
Mid-Late July
Flowering
17th April (10%) · 22nd April (full) · 1st May (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
Size
medium-large
Type
Culinary

Source · National Fruit Collection

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