Severn Cross
Dessert · Plum · Prunus domestica L. · 1 accession
Raised in 1921 at Long Ashton Research Station by G.T. Spinks and introduced in 1931. It was awarded the Award of Merit by the RHS in 1951. Fruits have firm, very juicy flesh with a sweet and moderately rich flavour. Fruits tend to bruise very easily.
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- Picking time
- Mid-Late September
- Flowering
- 14th April (10%) · 18th April (full) · 1st May (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
- Size
- very large
- Type
- Dessert
- Shape
- Oval
- Stone
- Semi-freestone
- Skin colour
- Yellow-green
- Fruit weight
- 77.40 g
- Stalk length
- 12.81 mm
Source · National Fruit Collection
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