Plums
African Pride™
Appearance:
- The skin and flesh are yellow to orange
- It had a good eating quality
Production:
- End December into January
Angeleno
Appearance:
- It has a round shape
- The skin is almost black in colour at hearvest
- The texture is very firm
- The taste is good
Production:
- March
Fortune
Appearance:
- The fruit has a round oblong shape
- The skin is red in colour with no blush
- It has a good eating quality
Production:
- Late December to early January
Harry Pickstone
Appearance:
- The fruit has a pointed shape
- The skin has a green colour with red on the suture but it changes to red after cold storage
- The texture is melting
- It has a reasonably sweet taste
Production:
- Early January
Laetitia
Appearance:
- The fruit is round-oblong in shape
- The skin is bright red in colour
- The flesh is yellow
- The texture is firm and melting
- The taste is good
Production:
- Early January to early February
Larry Ann
Appearance:
- The fruit has a round-oblong shape
- The skin colour is a dark red with white speckles when harvested
- The flesh colour is dark yellow
- The texture is melting
- The taste is very good
Production:
- Early February
Lady Red
Appearance:
- The fruit has a round-oblong shape
- The skin colour is a red blush with a yellow background at harvest
- The flesh colour is dark yellow
- The texture is firm
- The taste is good
Production:
- Early to mid January
Pioneer
Appearance:
- The fruit has a round shape
- It has a very slight red blush and a green-yellow background at harvest
- The texture is melting.
- The taste is good
Production:
- Early to late November
Ruby Nel
Appearance:
- The plum is green with a dark red blush when picked and develops a full red colour when ripe
- The flesh is orange-yellow
- The texture is firm
- The taste is very sweet
Production:
- Late December to early January
Sapphire
Appearance:
- It has a good size
- The skin colour is purple on light green when picked, but turns dark purple when it ripens
- The flesh is firm
- The taste is sweet
Production:
- Late November to mid December
Southern Belle
Appearance:
- The fruit has a good size
- The skin colour is purple
- The yellow flesh is firm
- It has a sweet taste
Production:
- Late February to mid March
Songold
Appearance:
- It has a conical shape
- It is yellow-green when picked but turns yellow with a red blush as it ripens
- The flesh is yellow in colour
- The texture is semi-melting and firm
- The taste is very good
Production:
- Mid January to mid February
Sundew
Appearance:
- Light yellow skin colour at harvest
- Yellow flesh colour
Production:
- Late December
Sun Kiss
Appearance:
- The skin is yellow
- The texture is fine
Production:
- Late December
Souvenir
Appearance:
- The size is good
- The skin colour is purple on a yellow background
- The flesh is firm and yellow in colour
- The taste is sweet
Production:
- Late December to early January
Flavour King™
Appearance:
- The fruit is heart shaped
- The skin colour is bright red
- The flesh colour is red
- The taste is very good
Production:
- Early to mid January
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