Friar
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About Friar
Large round plum with dark purple to black skin and mild amber flesh. Very small pit, firm texture. Prolonged harvest window — hard ripe 4-5 weeks after Santa Rosa, sweetest several weeks later (mid to late August). Tree upright, very vigorous, productive. Self-fruitful but more productive with Santa Rosa or Black Amber pollenizers. Estimated chilling requirement 400 hours.
Where it grows well
Altitude3,000 – 6,500 ft
Chilling needed400 hours
Ideal temperature-3 – 32 °C
Rain toleranceMedium
Season
FloweringMid season
HarvestLate
Harvest windowMid July – Mid August
Bloom to harvest140 days
The fruit
ShapeRound
Average weight130 g
Skin colourDark purple to black
Flesh colourAmber, firm
StorageGood · 3 months
Market demandHigh
Taste
Sweet, mild, firm, small pit, good quality
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