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Type = Plum. Per Evaluation of Introduced Plum Varieties (see citation): "Fruit Characteristics: Size - Diameter 3.7cm, length 3.5cm; Shape - Roundish to round; Skin - Purplish-black, medium bloom; Flesh - Yellow; Flavor - Sugar medium, acid medium to high; Soluable solids - 23%; Quality - Good; Stone - Free." Per The Plums of New York (see citation): "Tree small, upright-spreading, hardy, productive...Leaves folded upward, two and one-quarter inches wide, four inches long, roundish-oval or obovate, thick...petiole three-quarters inch long, thick, pubescent, faintly tinged red, with from one to three large, globose glands mostly on the stalk. Season of bloom intermediate in time and length; flowers white. Fruit early, season short; one and one-quarter inches in diameter, roundish-oval; color dark reddish-purple, covered with thick bloom; skin thin, tough, not astringent, separating readily; flesh lemon-yellow, juicy, coarse, firm, sweet, mild but pleasant; very good; stone free."