Victoria
Dessert & Culinary plum
Prunus domestica L.
Found in a garden at Alderton, Sussex and sold to Denyer, a nurseryman at Brixton. It was introduced in about 1840. It was awarded a First Class Certificate by the Rhs in 1973. Fruits have medium firm, moderately juicy flesh with a little sweet and a little rich flavour.
Availability
Material in the National Fruit Collection is available under license.
Sports:
Grove's Late Victoria
Accession name
Victoria; Late Sport N.F.T. No.2
Accession name
Victoria; Late Sport N.F.T. No.3
Accession name
Victoria (EMLA)
Flowering time
16th April 10% flowering
20th April Full (80%) flowering
29th April 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late August-Early September a
Size
medium-large a
Type
Dessert & Culinary a
Shape
Oval a
Fruit Weight
44.10 g a
Skin Colour
Whitish/Yellow a
Stalk Length
18.19 mm a
Stone
Freestone a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.