Evesham Wonder

Culinary plum

Prunus domestica L.

A red sport of Pershore. It was discovered in about 1913 and introduced by Spiers of Evesham. Fruits have firm flesh with no dessert flavour but cooks very well.

Availability
Material in the National Fruit Collection is available under license.

Parentage:
Sport of Pershore

Accession No.
1927 - 040     check_circle

Accession name
Evesham Wonder

Flowering time
15th April 10% flowering
20th April Full (80%) flowering
30th April 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late August-Early September 1

Size
medium-large 1

Type
Culinary 1

Shape
Oval/Long 1

Fruit Weight
30.50 g 1

Skin Colour
Whitish 1

Stalk Length
14.60 mm 1

Stone
Semi-freestone/Clingstone 1

References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.