Grand Duke
Culinary plum
Prunus domestica L.
Raised by Rivers of Sawbridgeworth and introduced in 1876. It was awarded a First Class Certificate by the RHS in 1880. Fruits have fairly firm, rather dry flesh with a subacid to little sweet flavour.
Availability
Material in the National Fruit Collection is available under license.
Accession name
Grand Duke
Flowering time
6th April 10% flowering
10th April Full (80%) flowering
23rd April 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid-Late September a
Size
large a
Type
Culinary a
Shape
Oval/Long a
Fruit Weight
95.87 g a
Skin Colour
Violet blue a
Stalk Length
22.63 mm a
Stone
Semi-freestone/Clingstone a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.