Purple Pershore
£19.50
An excellent heavy cropping culinary plum. Medium sized reddish purple plums, often lop sided with a neck towards the stalk. Self fertile. Arose iaround 1877, its cooking and preserving qualities were soon recognised and became widely grown in the Vale of Evesham.
Picking time – early / mid August Pollination group – C
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| Rootstock | Brompton maiden (vigorous), St Julien A maiden (moderate) |
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