Victoria

History and description of Victoria

The original seedling of Victoria plum was found in a garden at Alderton, Sussex. It was bought by Denyer a nurseryman at Brixton in London who introduced the variety c 1840. Awarded a First Class Certificate by the RHS in 1973. It is the most widely grown commercial variety in the UK.

Medium large, oval fruit. Pinkish red skin when ripe with a pale blue bloom. Yellow, grainy, firm juicy flesh. Quite sweet but with some acidity. A very popular dessert variety . Even better as a culinary plum producing a lovely pink syrup and an almond aroma when cooked.

Moderately vigorous tree producing long spreading branches. Self-fertile. Heavy cropper sometimes producing crops which are too heavy and result in small fruit or broken branches. Susceptible to both Silver Leaf and bacterial canker.

Characteristics of Victoria plum and gage trees

Use	Dual Cul & Des
Colour	Red
Flavour	Sweet
Fruit size	Medium
Picking time
Season of use	L Aug
Tree vigour	Moderate
Tree habit	Spreading
Fruit-bearing
Cropping	Heavy
Disease resistance	Bacterial Canker - Very susceptible Silver Leaf - Very susceptible
Suitable for	Late Frost Northern Britain
Pollination date	21
Pollination group	C
Self-fertility	Self-fertile
Pollinators	Pollination partners
Progeny	Laxton's Cropper Laxton's Gage Mann's No 1 Merton Gem
Sports	Grove's Late Victoria