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Plum
Czar 
Apple
Aromatic Russet 
Cherry
Hertford 

 

 
SummaryA popular and easy to grow culinary plum.
A high quality russet-style variety, sharper than Egremont Russet, with a rich flavour and occasionally a hint of lemon.
Firm, good flavour.


Identification

Czar
Aromatic Russet
Hertford


Fruit colourPurple




Flesh colour




Fruit size




Fruit shapeOval / round




Using

Czar
Aromatic Russet
Hertford


FlavorAverage




Flavour style




Ripening period
Mid season



Use/Keeping1 week




Cooking result




Growing

Czar
Aromatic Russet
Hertford


Picking




CroppingHeavy




VigourAverage growth




PollinationFlowering group 3
Self-fertile
Blossom frost-resistance
Flowering group 3
Flowers Mid season
Self-sterile
Self-sterile
Gardening skillVery easy




ProblemsCanker - Some resistance
Silverleaf - Some susceptibility
Canker - Some resistance

Other

Czar
Aromatic Russet
Hertford


Country of originUnited Kingdom
United Kingdom
United Kingdom


Other qualitiesAwards 1993
Awards 2004