Tragedy
Culinary · Plum · Prunus domestica L. · 1 accession
A chance seedling found on the farm of O.R. Runyon near Cortland, California, USA in the 1870s. It was introduced in 1887. Fruits have firm, moderately juicy flesh with a little sweet and little rich flavour.
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- Picking time
- Early August
- Flowering
- 9th April (10%) · 13th April (full) · 22nd April (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
- Size
- medium
- Type
- Culinary
- Shape
- Oval
- Stone
- Semi-freestone
- Skin colour
- Purple-red
- Fruit weight
- 24.20 g
- Stalk length
- 11.98 mm
Source · National Fruit Collection
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