| Tree Details | |
|---|---|
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| Tree Type | Damson |
| Variety | Merryweather |
| Rootstock | St Julien A |
| Date Planted | 23 January 2011 |
| Tree Description | A large blue-black fruit of hybrid origin but of full damson flavour. Growing into a large somewhat spreading tree with broad plum-like foliage. Self fertile and a good cropper. Used to be planted in farm hedges as a crop. A late September damson. |
| Comments | Chosen by CS. Damsons have an exquisite flavour in preserves and pickles, often neglected in the past and deserving of more attention. |
| Orchard Map | |
If you gather not by hand (which is Tedious) Lay a truss of straw beneath the Tree and over that a blanket, discretely shaking them down, not to many at a time (Cook, The Making of Cider 1678)