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White Damson (Sargeant)

Culinary · Plum · Prunus insititia L. · 1 accession

An old variety known to have been in existence in 1629. Fruits have firm, yellowish, sweet sharp flesh.

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Picking time
Mid-Late September
Flowering
11th April (10%) · 14th April (full) · 23rd April (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
Size
small
Type
Culinary
Shape
Oval
Stone
Clingstone
Skin colour
Yellow
Fruit weight
8.40 g
Stalk length
9.27 mm

Source · National Fruit Collection

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