Coe's Golden Drop

Dessert plum

Prunus domestica L.

Said to have been raised by Jervaise Coe of Bury St Edmunds in the late 1700s. Fruits have golden-yellow, juicy, sweet flesh which is highly flavoured.

Availability
Material in the National Fruit Collection is available under license.

Sports:
Crimson Drop

Accession No.
2003 - 005     check_circle

Accession name
Coe's Golden Drop

Flowering time
13th April 10% flowering
17th April Full (80%) flowering
29th April 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late September 1

Size
large 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
Oval 1

Fruit Weight
76.83 g 1

Skin Colour
Yellow-green 1

Stalk Length
15.77 mm 1

Stone
Freestone 1

References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.