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Winesour

Culinary · Plum · Prunus insititia L. · 1 accession

Originated near Rotherham, Yorkshire in about 1770. Fruits have moderately firm, very juicy flesh with a subacid and astringent flavour.

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Picking time
Mid September
Flowering
13th April (10%) · 18th April (full) · 27th April (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
Size
small-medium
Type
Culinary
Shape
Oval
Stone
Semi-freestone/Clingstone
Skin colour
Purple-red/Violet blue
Fruit weight
18.10 g
Stalk length
6.61 mm

Source · National Fruit Collection

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