Purple Pershore

Culinary plum

Prunus domestica L.

Raised in about 1877 by Walter Martin at Drakes Broughton, near Pershore, Worcestershire. Fruits have firm, slightly juicy flesh with a subacid flavour.

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

Accession No.
1977 - 072     check_circle

Accession name
Purple Pershore (EMLA)

Flowering time
18th April 10% flowering
22nd April Full (80%) flowering
2nd May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid-Late August 1

Size
medium-large 1

Type
Culinary 1

Shape
Long 1

Fruit Weight
28.30 g 1

Skin Colour
Purple-red 1

Stalk Length
16.51 mm 1

Stone
Freestone 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.