Buy merryweather damson tree online from crj fruit trees nursery uk a fruit tree is an investment that will reward for many years. Its fruits are nearly as large as a plum with blue black skin and juicy slightly acidic yellow flesh.
Again unusually for a damson the fruit can be eaten fresh if left to hang on the tree.
Damson merryweather plum fruit tree. The damson or damson plum prunus domestica subsp. Merryweather will give you a plentiful harvest of bright blue skinned medium sized crops with a juicy sweet but refreshingly sharp flavour that is absolutely perfect for making jam and damson gin perfect for delightful homemade presents when christmas comes around. The fruit can be eaten fresh if left to hang on the tree but damsons really come into their own for culinary use where they can subsitute for plums yet have a distinctive rich flavour.
Merryweather has unusually large fruit for a damson. Rootstocks most fruit trees are grafted onto a closely related species rootstock to predetermine the size and vigour of the tree and give the best possible yields. The damson d ae m z e n or damson plum prunus domestica subsp.
If left to hang on the tree will sweeten and will delicious when eaten fresh. Insititia or sometimes prunus insititia also archaically called the damascene is an edible drupaceous fruit a subspecies of the plum treevarieties of insititia are found across europe but the name damson is derived from and most commonly applied to forms which are native to the united kingdom. Pick delicious damsons from your very own tree from as early as next year.
By damson standards the fruit is large more like a small plum in fact. The fruit is large by damson standards and merryweather is in some ways more like a small plum. 3 self fertile otherwise pollinated by varieties from groups 2 3 or 4.
Merryweather damsons originating in england are a tart delicious type of plum sweet enough to be eaten raw but ideal for jams and jelliesone of the hardiest of all fruit trees merryweather damson trees are attractive in the garden providing showy white flowers in spring and lovely foliage in autumn. Merryweather is one of the most widely planted and hardy damsons. Merryweather damson is a popular variety that does well in cooler areas and has a very fine flavour.
It makes sense to plant the best and from a nursery that knows the subject inside out. Merryweather damson characteristics merryweather damson is a dual purpose freestone damson. We have carefully chosen semi dwarfing rootstocks all of which are certified virus free to ensure that our trees grow crop well and remain of manageable size in your garden.
What is a merryweather damson. Varieties of insititia are found across europe but the name damson is derived from and most commonly applied to forms which are native to great britain. It also comes into bearing earlier in its life than most damsons.
Insititia or sometimes prunus insititia also archaically called the damascene is an edible drupaceous fruit a subspecies of the plum tree. Pick in september when it is perfect for culinary use for making pies and jams. Merryweather grows like a plum too with a spreading habit rather than the more vertical habit often seen in damsons.
It has small white blossom in april.
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