Campania · Avellino

Prugna coglipiecuri

An elongated plum that shifts from green to yellow-red as summer begins.

Geo AMethod B

Publication note

Publish as product profile: current validated sources do not fully document ingredients and/or method fields.

What it is

An elongated Campanian plum, also called aulecina, usually green then yellow-red at maturity, ripening June-July.

Origin place card

Mainly Avellino province, with similar ecotypes in Neapolitan and Salerno areas.

Verified history

Historical depth remains limited; the direct-read source supports identity/core product description but not deeper archival history.

Ingredients

Ingredients not fully documented in validated sources.

Method

Method/process not fully documented in validated sources.

Why travel for it

Use as part of an Avellino early-summer orchard route.

Recreate-it pathway

No recipe use documented; treat as fruit identity until local preserve/kitchen sources appear.

Editorial warning

Publish as product profile: current validated sources do not fully document ingredients and/or method fields.

Fieldwork questions

What does the name coglipiecuri mean locally? Are jams or drying uses remembered?

Photo brief

Green-to-yellow-red elongated plums in an Avellino orchard crate.