Description

• Origin: Reine Claude is the original name for Greengage which is a very old variety named after the wife of Francois I of France, Queen Claude CHILLING
• Requirement: 700 chill hours required BLOSSOM &
• Pollination: Coe’s Golden Drop, D’Agen, Grand Duke
• Fruit: Small, round, heavily clefted plum, freestone
• Skin: Light green when ripe, often with an insignificant red blush
• Flesh: Sweet and very richly flavoured but balanced with perfect amount of acidity – an amazing eating experience
• Harvest:
• February: Mid
• Uses: Eating, canning, preserves