Purple King
Prunus domestica
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Description
Purple King is a cultivar of plum. This is a quality dessert plum with attractive large fruit that have purple skin and yellow flesh. Ripens late January. A good choice for warmer areas of NZ as this vigorous grower shows good tolerance to heat and humidity. Pollinate with Duff's Early Jewel, Sultan or Red Doris. Deciduous. Matures to around 5 m tall by 3 m wide.
Characteristics
Fruit Size
Large
Skin Colour
Red
Flesh Colour
-
Stone Type
-
Harvest Timing (NZ)
late January
Chill Requirement
-
Self Fertile
Notes
Habit: Tree Multi Branched. This is a quality dessert plum with attractive large fruit that have purple skin and yellow flesh. Ripens late January. A good choice for warmer areas of NZ as this vigorous grower shows good tolerance to heat and humidity. Pollinate with Duff's Early Jewel, Sultan or Red Doris. Deciduous.