A productive heirloom variety from the 1850’s that remains durable and reliable.
The dusky violet purple circular fruits have a juicy greenish yellow flesh and an excellent flavour. The fruits are easily stoned and suitable for dessert or culinary purposes. A long flowering period ensures this variety often gives a crop when others may fail.
Partly self fertile but for the best results pollinate with Marjories Seedling, Swan, Groves Late Victoria, Jubilee or Verity.
Season late August-September.







We have in place very rigorous standards for the health,
providence and uniformity of all our fruiting plants & trees. Our Nursery and the stock we grow is
inspected and passported for health regularly by DEFRA experts [formerly the Ministry of Agriculture]
and we have in place our own stringent controls and inspection programmes to ensure our fruiting
bushes and trees are the best, most disease free stocks available and truly beyond compare.
We always propagate from certified stock where this exists and have the highest standards regarding providence
and grading. If only the very best will do – as it should – then you can rely on a Chris Bowers fruiting
plant to give the most exemplary results available. We firmly believe that only the very healthiest
stock can and does produce vastly superior results – and it shows.











