A high quality Victoria-like plum
Very early cropping
Attractive large, firm red/purple fruits
Excellent flavour characteristics
Malling Elizabeth
Technical Sheet
Fruit quality
Malling Elizabeth has oval, firm fruit with an average size of 4.2 cm in length, 3.1 cm in width and weight of 37g. Its skin colour is red/purple-violet which has a slight glossiness with bloom. The fruit is freestone with succulent yellow-orange flesh that has a good balance of sweetness and acidity.
Production period
The Malling Elizabeth season starts with leaf burst in late March, blooms in mid-April, one week before Victoria, with fruit harvest in early July, 6-7 weeks earlier than Victoria.
Growth habit
Malling Elizabeth has a high tree vigour, which is upright and spreading, reaching an average height of 4 m and 2.2 m in width. The average trunk diameter is 10.3 cm (30 cm above soil). The variety has mature oval, alternate green leaves averaging 9 cm in length, 7.1 cm in width. Malling Elizabeth grows successfully in the UK climate.
Disease resistance
No noted susceptibility or resistance to diseases or pests.
Year of release: 2022
*Colours are based on the RHS Colour Chart
For more information contact: licencing [at] niab.com
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