Allgrove's Superb
Dessert plum
Prunus domestica L.
A coloured sport of Jefferson. It was named and introduced in 1915 by Allgrove's nurseries, Langley, Bucks. It received the Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1915. Fruits have greenish, soft, not very juicy flesh with a sweet and pleasant flavour.
Availability
Material in the National Fruit Collection is available under license.
Parentage:
Sport of Jefferson
Accession name
Allgrove's Superb
Flowering time
10th April 10% flowering
14th April Full (80%) flowering
26th April 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late August 1
Size
medium-large 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Oval-Oblong 1
Fruit Weight
45.60 g 1
Skin Colour
Purple-red 1
Stalk Length
14.29 mm 1
Stone
Semi-freestone 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.