Prunus domestica ‘Knight’s Large Green Drying’
A Prunus domestica L. cultivar. ‘Fruit large, round, and marked with a shallow suture. Skin greenish-yellow, and covered with thin white bloom. Flesh yellowish, firm, not very juicy, sugary, and richly flavoured when highly ripened; adhering to the stone. Shoots smooth. A dessert plum. Ripe in the middle and end of September; and succeeds best against a wall.’ [Hogg – Fruit Manual p.244/1860].
Horticultural & Botanical History
‘Raised by Thomas Knight; first fruited in 1838.’ [Plums of New York p.479].
History at Camden Park
Listed in Addenda to the 1857 catalogue as ‘Large drying’ [Plum no.22/1857].
Notes
Published May 27, 2010 - 04:58 PM | Last updated Jul 21, 2011 - 05:10 PM
| Family | Rosaceae |
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| Category | |
| Region of origin | Garden origin, England |
| Synonyms |
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| Common Name | Dessert Plum, Drying Plum, early autumn |
| Name in the Camden Park Record |
Large drying
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| Confidence level | medium |