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Prunus domestica 'Billington'

Cultivar

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Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous tree.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread endozoochory
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Cultivation

Origin: in GlenEden, Auckland, New Zealand, on the property of a Mr. Billington. Introd. there about 1922; propagation rights acquired by Hayward Wright. Chance seedling; parentage unknown; selected about 1919. Tree: bearing habit very irregular. Fruit: size medium; round, flattened at stem end, apex round with slight depression, halves somewhat unequal; stem of medium length; skin smooth, dark purplish-red, with heavy white bloom; flesh dark red, firm, juicy, flavor and quality good, clingstone; holds well; season end of December into January in New Zealand.
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Germination duration (days) 120 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
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Minimum temperature (C°) -25
Optimum temperature (C°) 18 - 33
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Synonyms

Prunus domestica 'Billington's Early' Prunus domestica 'Billington'
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