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Saint Martin

syn. Coe's Late Red

Culinary · Plum · Prunus domestica L. · 1 accession

Thought to be of French origin. It was described in 1816 by Duhamel and introduced into England by Coe and renamed Coe's Late Red. It was received under this name by the National Fruit Trials in 1949 from Wrest Park, Bedfordshire. Fruits have firm, juicy flesh with a fair flavour.

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Picking time
Mid October
Flowering
17th April (10%) · 21st April (full) · 5th May (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
Size
small-medium
Type
Culinary
Shape
Round/Oval-Oblong
Stone
Semi-freestone
Skin colour
Yellow-green/Purple-red
Fruit weight
27.00 g
Stalk length
9.38 mm

Source · National Fruit Collection

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