Home Grown Plums

Plum Season July to October 2003

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2003 Season
19th Aug - 29th Aug          

Purple Egg

 "No.3 in my hit parade when ripe."

I R Lavell

Purple Pershore is a bud sport of Yellow Egg, introduced about 1900.

Also known locally here in the Vale of Evesham as Martins Gage. A good dessert eating plum when ripe, but very tart when under ripe.

 

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