Grove's Late Victoria (Early Sport)

Dessert & Culinary plum

Prunus domestica L.

An earlier ripening sport of Grove's Late Victoria. Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1970 from East Malling Research Station, Maidstone, Kent. Fruits have golden, soft, very juicy flesh with a sweet and good flavour.

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

Accession No.
1970 - 045     check_circle

Accession name
Grove's Late Victoria; Early Sport

Flowering time
16th April 10% flowering
22nd April Full (80%) flowering
2nd May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late August-Early September 1

Size
medium-large 1

Type
Dessert & Culinary 1

Shape
Oval 1

Fruit Weight
47.10 g 1

Skin Colour
Purple-red 1

Stalk Length
12.25 mm 1

Stone
Semi-freestone 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.