Victoria Plum
European Plum
 
Fruit ripening time: February 
 
An excellent plum for baking and preserves, especially if picked slightly underripe. Victora plums will cook down to a puree with a distinctive pink-orange colour with a wonderful flavour. 
 
When allowed to fully ripen on the tree the flavour of a Victoria plum is mildly sweet with some sharpness.  
 
The fruit are large and oval. A pink coloured skin with a red mottle and a yellow flesh. A freestone variety.
 
The tree is vigorous, easy to grow and will crop heavily and reliably. In favourable years, fruit thinning is recommended. 
 
Uses: Fresh eating. An excellent plum for preserves, baking into pies and crumbles and makes a fine jam. 
 
Victoria plum is self-fertile. However, fruit set can be improved with a pollination partner.
 
Pollinators: Angelina, Coe's Golden Drop, D’Agen, Greengage, President, Purple Gage.