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  • From: Claude Jolicoeur <cjoli@gmc.ulaval.ca>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Green Gage plum
  • Date: Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:01:39 -0500

Mirabelle doesn't have any violet, but sometimes a bit of light red blush.
See http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirabelle
There are a few pictures.

Claude

At 13:36 2010-02-03, you wrote:
I think Mirabelle has some violet colors as well, while this one is a pure yellow gold color.

On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 10:21 AM, Claude Jolicoeur <<mailto:cjoli@gmc.ulaval.ca>cjoli@gmc.ulaval.ca> wrote:
At 11:48 2010-02-03, you wrote:
>There is a local yellow plum that comes true from seed. Like a Gage, but
>smaller and very sweet. It is not a Green Gage, but it is a European
>Plum. Have a lot of seedlings of it. The trees are smaller than Italian
>Plums.
>I don't know what it is, but it is an older variety.


Possibly a Mirabelle.
Claude





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