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| Plum Pershore | |||||
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| Summary | A widely grown commercial plum, primarily used for baking, jam, canning and other culinary purposes. Sometimes known as Yellow Pershore or Yellow Egg. | ||||
Identification | Pershore | ||||
| Fruit colour | Yellow | ||||
| Flesh colour | |||||
| Fruit size | |||||
| Fruit shape | Long / oval | ||||
Using | Pershore | ||||
| Flavor | Good | ||||
| Flavour style | |||||
| Ripening period | Mid season | ||||
| Use/Keeping | 2-3 weeks | ||||
| Cooking result | Puree | ||||
Growing | Pershore | ||||
| Picking | |||||
| Cropping | Heavy | ||||
| Vigour | Average growth | ||||
| Pollination | Flowering group 2 Flowers Mid season Self-fertile Blossom frost-resistance | ||||
| Gardening skill | |||||
| Problems | Canker - Some resistance Silverleaf - Some resistance | ||||
Other | Pershore | ||||
| Country of origin | United Kingdom | ||||
| Other qualities | Awards 1993 |