Quetsche d'Alsace is a member of a family of plums known as the German Prunes believed to be an
ancient group of plums of Asian origin known to the Romans. They were first recorded in Germany
in the 17th Century. The common currently used names in German (Zwetsche) and French (Quetsche)
date from the late 18th century. They are widely grown and very popular in Central Europe and
France.
A small plum with a distinctive irregular oval shape with a belly on one side and quite a pointed end.
Blue-black skin with a bloom. Very late ripening. Firm golden yellow flesh. Free stone. Very pleasant
mixture of sweet flesh and sharp skin when ripe. Keep their shape when cooked and so are very
polpular in Continental Europe for making plum tarts. Also excellent for drying. Fruit hangs well on the
tree.
Moderately vigorous compact tree with twiggy branches. Fairly good cropper but slow to come into
cropping.
Characteristics of Quetsche d'Alsace plum and gage trees