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Green Reine Claude (plum)
12022-07-01T10:42:27-04:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f592This plum (Ренклод Зеленый) is an ancient sort named for Claude of France. It originated near Damascus and made its way throughout Europe, being closely associated with the Kiev region in the Russian Empire. In Crimea, the fruit fetches prices as low as 1 ruble 50 kopeks, meaning it is well-suited for canning factories.plain2022-07-01T10:43:02-04:0001/01/1500 - 01/01/1917Atlas plodov (1906) vyp. 3, no. 75Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5
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12022-06-27T22:04:52-04:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5The Tasting BoardKelly O'Neill54Gardens of Crimea componentstructured_gallery2022-07-06T14:05:38-04:00Kelly O'Neilldc20b45f1d74122ba0d654d19961d826c5a557f5
Prevalence in tree population: 40% (6,272 trees) Occurrence rate: 93%
The plum is by far the dominant tree on the orchard registers (hazelnuts are a distant second with 14% of the tree population). Plums were widespread and prominent, with an average of 224 trees in the collected gardens of each village (whereas the average number of apple trees was 25).