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'Bluebell' Plum Released from the
Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station

(PL-218)

('Stanley' X 'President')

'Bluebell' is a large, blue, freestone, prune-type plum ripening about September 14, or just a little after 'Stanley'. The fruit resembles 'Stanley' in appearance, although it is somewhat larger. The flesh is firm, yellow, sweet, juicy, and possesses an excellent flavor. The tree is vigorous, upright and holds its fruit through a long harvesting period. Introduced 1947.


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