Prunus domestica 'Blaisdon Red' (C)

RHS Plant Profile

plum 'Blaisdon Red'

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A self-fertile, dessert plum cultivar. The white spring blossom is followed by rounded pink flushed, rich orange fruit with light bloom. The flesh is greenish-yellow and freestone (the flesh of the fruit is not attached to the pit). Blossom shows good frost resistance and is shade tolerant. Good disease resistance. Suitable for colder and wetter areas. Cropping season: mid September. Pollination group 5

Size

Time to Maturity: No preference

Botanical Details

Family: Rosaceae
Native to GB/Ireland: No
Genus: Prunus can be deciduous or evergreen trees or shrubs with showy flowers in spring, and often good autumn foliage colour. Some have edible fruit in autumn, and a few species have ornamental bark
Name Status: Unresolved
Horticultural Group

Horticultural Classification Codes

Horticultural Classification Codes are often given to genera which have a large number of species or cultivars. They are used to categorise cultivated plants based on specific, shared characteristics such as shape, colour, size or flowering time, and can be displayed as letters or numbers

For example:
Dahlia ‘Sunset Kate (Sin) = Single flower
Rosa ‘Marigold’ (HT) = Hybrid Tea: The fruit are generally not particularly sweet if eaten fresh and are best for use in cooking, baking or preserving