Leaves are oval in shape, wrinkled, and slightly downy underneath
Leaves broaden slightly on the top half
Bark is dark coloured
Flowers are white in spring
Fruit is green or purple-black
Fruit appears in Autumn
Are there different types of damsons?
Although the majority of damson varieties are blue-black or purple in colour, there are at least two now-rare forms of "white damson", both having green or yellow-green skin..
How do you identify a damson?
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Found in woodland, hedgerows, gardens and parks
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Leaves are oval in shape, wrinkled, and slightly downy underneath
Leaves broaden slightly on the top half
Bark is dark coloured
Flowers are white in spring
Fruit is green or purple-black
Fruit appears in Autumn
What is the best damson tree for jam?
APPEARANCE, TASTE AND CHARACTERISTICS OF FARLEIGH DAMSONS They make excellent pies, jams and top quality wines. As well as large crops, Farleigh is one of the most hardy of all the damsons..
What is the difference between a damson and a damson plum?
The difference between plums and damsons, by the way, is less to do with the taste and more with the shape: Plums are usually bigger than damsons and have a distinct longitudinal groove. Damsons also freeze well but plums not. Plum trees need large plant containers with a minimum volume of 25 litres..
Damson
Leaves.
Dark green, shiny and oval shaped with a serrated edge.
Flowers.
Clusters of small, white flowers with five petals.
Fruit.
A dark blue/black fruit with a thin white bloom.
Bark.
The trunk is usually fairly thin the bark is often covered in scars, moss and lichen.
Habitat
Possible Confusion
Taste
Frequency
APPEARANCE, TASTE AND CHARACTERISTICS OF FARLEIGH DAMSONS They make excellent pies, jams and top quality wines. As well as large crops, Farleigh is one of the most hardy of all the damsons.
Damson Tree Varieties
Aylesbury Prune (x1) A culinary variety.
Bradley's King (x1) A large, late-season damson, purple in colour with sweet flavour.
Early Rivers (x1)
Farleigh Damson (x1)
Godshill Blue (x1)
Langley Bullace (x1)
Merryweather (x1)
Shepherd's Bullace (x1)
Langley Bullace (x1) Vigorous, tall trees with twisted branches, and prolific croppers. The fruit is oval, medium sized, blue-black with a distinct damson
History
The name damson comes from Middle English damascene, damesene, damasin, damsin, and ultimately from the Latin (prunum) damascenum
Characteristics
The main characteristic of the damson is its distinctive rich flavour; unlike other plums it is both high in sugars and highly astringent
Cultivars
Several cultivars have been selected, and some are found in Great Britain, Ireland and the United States
White damson
Although the majority of damson varieties are blue-black or purple in colour, there are at least two now-rare forms of "white damson"
Uses
The skin of the damson can have a very tart flavour
What are the different types of damson trees?
Commonly grown varieties include Farleigh Damson AGM, Shropshire Damson and ‘Merryweather’ (pictured above)
Damsons are produced on trees and ready to harvest from August to October in the UK
They will come true from a saved stone, but you could be waiting many years for the tree to mature and bear fruit
When do damson trees produce fruit?
The damson trees upon which the fruit is grown produce a wonderful blossom in the spring, with the fruits being ready to harvest late summer to early autumn
Damson trees take a long time to mature and produce a harvest, but when they do it is so worth it
Which damson tree has the tastiest fruits?
There are other types of Damson, but the Shropshire prune Damson tree is considered by many to have the tastiest fruits
They are deep purple with a yellow flesh, longer than other varieties, and oval-shaped
The Shropshire tree is smaller than other fruit trees, with a compact growth structure
Tree shapes can include, standard, half-standard and dwarf – some specialist fruit growers even offer damsons as columns, step overs or even fan trained ready to be grown against a wall.Good types to try include ‘Farleigh’, ‘Merryweather’ and ‘Prune Damson’. You can also grow damsons in containers – often even more successfully than plums – providing you use a suitable rootstock.
Types of damson trees
Edible fruit
The damson or damson plum, also archaically called the damascene, is an edible drupaceous fruit, a subspecies of the plum tree. Varieties of insititia are found across Europe, but the name damson is derived from and most commonly applied to forms that are native to Great Britain. Damsons are relatively small ovoid plum-like fruit with a distinctive, somewhat astringent taste, and are widely used for culinary purposes, particularly in fruit preserves and jams.
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