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 ^a

Size
medium-large ^a

Type
Culinary ^a

Shape
Long ^a

Fruit Weight
28.30 g ^a

Skin Colour
Purple-red ^a

Stalk Length
16.51 mm ^a

Stone
Freestone ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.