Pershore

Culinary plum

Prunus domestica L.

Originally found by George Crooke as a seedling in Tiddesley Woods, Pershore, Worcestershire in 1827. Fruits have very firm, yellow, dry, almost mealy flesh, which is without flavour but cooks and processes very well. It has been widely used as a rootstock and grown commercially in the UK.

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

Sports:
Evesham Wonder

Accession No.
1977 - 096     check_circle

Accession name
Pershore (EMLA)

Flowering time
17th April 10% flowering
21st April Full (80%) flowering
3rd May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid August ¹

Size
medium-large ¹

Type
Culinary ¹

Shape
Oval ¹

Fruit Weight
34.20 g ¹

Skin Colour
Yellow-green ¹

Stalk Length
15.98 mm ¹

Stone
Freestone/Semi-freestone ¹

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.