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Victoria

Dessert & Culinary · Plum · Prunus domestica L. · 3 accessions

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.

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Accession 1976-046 · Victoria (EMLA)

Picking time
Late August-Early September
Flowering
16th April (10%) · 20th April (full) · 29th April (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
Size
medium-large
Type
Dessert & Culinary
Shape
Oval
Stone
Freestone
Skin colour
Whitish/Yellow
Fruit weight
44.10 g
Stalk length
18.19 mm

Accession 2006-019 · Victoria; Late Sport N.F.T. No.2

No descriptor data recorded for this accession.

Accession 2006-020 · Victoria; Late Sport N.F.T. No.3

No descriptor data recorded for this accession.

Source · National Fruit Collection

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