Victor Christian

Culinary plum

Prunus domestica L.

Raised at Cheltenham by W.D. Vizard. The original tree first fruited in 1917. It was awarded the Award of Merit by the RHS in 1917. Fruits have moderately juicy flesh with a little sweet and little rich flavour.

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

Accession No.
2003 - 019     check_circle

Accession name
Victor Christian

Flowering time
14th April 10% flowering
18th April Full (80%) flowering
28th April 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early-Mid September ¹

Size
large ¹

Type
Culinary ¹

Shape
Oval-Oblong ¹

Fruit Weight
51.60 g ¹

Skin Colour
Purple-red/Violet blue ¹

Stalk Length
13.66 mm ¹

Stone
Semi-freestone/Clingstone ¹

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.