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Type = Plum. Per Ali Almehdi: Fruit pendulous, round to ovoid, blue-black. Per "Plums and Plum Culture," p. 122: "St. Julien.-- A somewhat striking but inferior type, partaking partly of the character of the Myroblan and partly of the character of the Damson. Used for stocks." From "Revue Horticole," by Carriere, 1892, as quoted in "The Plums of New York" (see citation): "Tree vigorous, with branches spreading-straggling, relatively short, branched at the extremity. Leaves numerous, slightly roughened by the prominence of the numerous nerves on the lower surface, short, oblong, usually rounded at the apex, attenuated at the base, where are found a few very small glands; petiole about two centimeters long, yellowish, lengthening out into a prominent midrib; buds short, oval, pointed, deep reddish-bown; dark green above, pale green below, bordered regularly with very close, short, slightly inclined teeth. Fruits very abundant, pedunculate, spherical or oblong, peduncle a little bent, rather strong, nearly three centimeters long, inserted in a very small cavity, regularly rounded. Skin strongly attached to the flesh, even, glossy, purplish-black, more or less glaucous, flesh free from the seed, pulpy, very juicy, soft, greenish, sweet, leaving a taste a little strong, but not disagreeable; seed short oval, elliptical, flattened, ten millimeters in width, nearly fifteen to sixteen millimeters in length, with grayish-red surface roughened by small, regular projections. Matures from July to September."