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San Pietro nera

Culinary · Plum · Prunus · 1 accession

An Italian plum received by the National Fruit Trials in 1958 from Ansaloni's nurseries, Bologna. Trees are subject to bacterial canker. Fruits have juicy flesh with very little to no flavour.

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Picking time
Mid August
Flowering
14th April (10%) · 18th April (full) · 3rd May (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
Size
medium-large
Type
Culinary
Shape
Oval-Oblong
Stone
Clingstone
Skin colour
Yellow-green/Purple-red
Fruit weight
25.70 g
Stalk length
13.52 mm

Source · National Fruit Collection

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