Italian
Prunus domestica
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Description
Italian is a cultivar of plum. The world's most popular heritage prune plum. Dark purple skin with light amber flesh that turns red when cooked. Freestone with fine textured, richly flavoured sweet flesh. Excellent for eating fresh, drying or bottling. Vigorous, cold hardy tree. Ripe around March. Self fertile. Deciduous. Pollination Chart Matures to around 5 m tall by 3 m wide.
Characteristics
Fruit Size
-
Skin Colour
Red
Flesh Colour
that turns red when cooked
Stone Type
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Harvest Timing (NZ)
to
Chill Requirement
-
Self Fertile
Notes
Habit: Tree Multi Branched. The world's most popular heritage prune plum. Dark purple skin with light amber flesh that turns red when cooked. Freestone with fine textured, richly flavoured sweet flesh. Excellent for eating fresh, drying or bottling. Vigorous, cold hardy tree. Ripe around March. Self fertile. Deciduous. Pollination Chart