Victoria is by far the most popular plum variety in the UK, dating from the Victorian era, and well-known for heavy crops of very pretty plum-coloured fruit. In fact it is one of the heaviest-cropping and most-productive of all European plum varieties.
Victoria really excels as a culinary plum. It cooks to a distinctive pink/orange puree which makes a very good jam and a good-flavoured filling for traditional English plum pies and plum crumbles. The stone is semi-clinging, and fairly easy to remove from the flesh. The flavour has a good sweet/sharp balance, and there is often a note of almond in the background which is a characteristic of Victoria.
If you want to grow a traditional English plum then this is certainly the one to choose.
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Victoria is easy to grow but there are a couple of problems to look out for. The main problem is its tendency to over-crop, which can lead to branches breaking under the weight of fruit, so it is important to thin the plum fruitlets in June if you think the crop is too heavy.
Victoria has a wide climate range. It tolerates hot dry climates as well as cool maritime climates, and the blossom has some frost-resistance.
Victoria produces a lot of pollen and is a useful pollinator of other mid-season flowering plum varieties.
Victoria was found growing in a garden in the south of England in the early 1800s. Its parentage is unfortunately not known.
