• See also:
• Eating plum trees15
• Dual-purpose plum trees15

Damson trees

Damson trees are an essential feature of the home orchard, easy to grow in almost any climate, and the fruits are versatile in the kitchen.

• Farleigh

  

  One of the hardiest damsons, and crops heavily. Farleigh has the distinctive damson flavour.

• Merryweather

  

  Merryweather is a very popular damson, with unusually large fruit, one of the hardiest of fruit trees.

• Shepherds Bullace

  

  A large-fruited bullace, used for cooking and preserves, similar to a damson.

• Shropshire Prune

  

  The definitive English damson, Shropshire Prune has the rich astringent flavour typical of damsons.