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| Apple Criterion | Plum Marjorie's Seedling | ||||
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| Summary | Larger fruit with dark red skin underlaid with stripes. Crisp pure white flesh resists browning when cut. Tart tangy flavor. Dessert quality. Excellent for eating out of hand, cooking, and cider. | Easy to grow, heavy cropping purple/black plum, late season. | |||
Identification | Criterion | Marjorie's Seedling | |||
| Fruit colour | Purple | ||||
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| Fruit size | |||||
| Fruit shape | Oval / round | ||||
Using | Criterion | Marjorie's Seedling | |||
| Flavor | Average | ||||
| Flavour style | |||||
| Ripening period | Late season | ||||
| Use/Keeping | 1 week | ||||
| Cooking result | |||||
Growing | Criterion | Marjorie's Seedling | |||
| Picking | |||||
| Cropping | Heavy | ||||
| Vigour | Large | ||||
| Pollination | Flowering group 3 Flowers Late season Self-fertile | ||||
| Gardening skill | Very easy | ||||
| Problems | Canker - Very resistant Silverleaf - Very resistant Brown rot - Some resistance Plum fruit moth - Some susceptibility | ||||
Other | Criterion | Marjorie's Seedling | |||
| Country of origin | United States | United Kingdom | |||
| Other qualities | Awards 1993 |