{"product_id":"prune-de-monsieur-hatif-affiche-botanique-50x70cm","title":"Early Plum - Botanical poster 50x70cm","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cem\u003ePrunus pictorum\u003c\/em\u003e Poit. et Turp. - Early Monsieur Plum\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the 19th century, distinguishing the Early Monsieur from the ordinary Monsieur required an expert eye: one had to observe both trees side by side to grasp the nuances that separated them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis early variety, with a more open habit, pubescent and grooved branches, was mainly recognized by its narrower leaves, of a less intense green, bordered with large teeth. About fifteen days before its ordinary cousin, it offered its fruits in mid-July, a treasure of dry and sandy soils.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Early Monsieur boasts a generous bloom\u003c\/strong\u003e: milky white flowers, 27 millimeters wide, bloom in threes from each bud on short yellowish peduncles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIts oval fruits,\u003c\/strong\u003e measuring 34 to 41 millimeters, \u003cstrong\u003ehave a dark red skin tinged with blue, covered with an abundant azure bloom\u003c\/strong\u003e that detaches easily at maturity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe flesh, yellowish-green, firm and melting, yields a sweet, fragrant, and pleasant juice.\u003c\/strong\u003e The stone separates easily. Poiteau notes that when cultivated as an espalier, where he recommended planting one or two trees, this beautiful plum ripened even earlier, offering its flavors from the first days of summer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis plate is taken from the \u003cem\u003eTraité des Arbres Fruitiers\u003c\/em\u003e by Pierre-Antoine Poiteau and Pierre Jean François Turpin, a botanical encyclopedia published between 1807 and 1835, a major reference in 19th-century naturalist illustration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt combines the rigor of scientific drawing with a rare artistic sensibility, characteristic of the great plates from the golden age of illustrated botany.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs an anecdote, this plate was used by Salvador Dali for his lithography series '\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.poiteau-botaniste.com\/collections\/flordali-les-planches-botaniques-de-poiteau-et-turpin\" title=\"Flordali - the original plates by Poiteau and Turpin\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFlordali, the Fruits\u003c\/a\u003e' in 1969.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrinting, media, shipping\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEach poster is produced using \u003cb\u003e12-color giclée printing\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ethe benchmark for art workshops\u003c\/b\u003e for rendering fine tones, subtle gradients, and the most delicate botanical details.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e200 gsm paper weight, soft matte finish, 0.26 mm thickness: \u003cb\u003ea result close to the original engraving\u003c\/b\u003e, clear, glare-free, designed for hanging. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinted on \u003cb\u003eFSC-certified paper\u003c\/b\u003e, produced individually upon order.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eShipped in a rigid protective tube\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Poiteau Botaniste","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58214409503104,"sku":"d91986ef-aa78-46c6-a14c-3f5929301881","price":32.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/3356\/7360\/files\/598df653-543c-4769-9d6e-bcfaf7f38a0e.jpg?v=1780678204","url":"https:\/\/shop.poiteau-botaniste.com\/en\/products\/prune-de-monsieur-hatif-affiche-botanique-50x70cm","provider":"Shop Poiteau Botaniste","version":"1.0","type":"link"}