A traditional French dual-purpose purple plum.
Also known as
- Madeleine Nomblot
USDA identification images for Madeleine
The identification paintings in the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection span the years 1886 to 1942.
Citation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705.
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We don't have any registered trees for this variety yet. If you have a Madeleine tree you can register it here.
Origins
- Species: Prunus domestica - European plum
- UK National Fruit Collection accession: 1951-082
Identification
- Country of origin: France
- Fruit colour: Blue - dark
- Fruit colour: Purple
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Flowering duration: Average (2-3 weeks)
- Flesh colour: Golden / Yellow
- Fruit size: Small
Using
- Cling-stone: Freestone
- Picking season: Mid
- Keeping (of fruit): 1-3 days
- Flavour quality: Good
- Cropping: Heavy
- Fruit persistence: Normal ripening
- Food uses: Eating fresh
- Food uses: Culinary
- Food uses: Dual purpose
- Picking month: August
- Picking period: early August
- Wildlife: RHS Plants for Pollinators
Growing
- Gardening skill: Beginner
- Flowering group: 3
- Pollinating others: Average
- Vigour: Average vigour
- Bearing regularity: Regular
- Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Climate
- Climate suitability: Temperate climates
Other qualities
- Disease resistance: Good
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Madeleine plum trees for sale:
- Thomas Fruit Trees (EU) France
Madeleine plum trees
Where to buy fresh fruit
No orchards have registered as growing this variety. If you grow this and want to register please go to our Orchard Registration form.