Damson Early Rivers
Culinary · Plum · Prunus insititia L. · 1 accession
Raised at Sawbridgeworth by Rivers and introduced in 1871. It was awarded the Award of Merit by the RHS in 1900. Fruits have softish, very juicy flesh but lacks the true damson flavour.
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- Picking time
- Mid August
- Flowering
- 15th April (10%) · 19th April (full) · 30th April (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
- Size
- small
- Type
- Culinary
- Shape
- Oval-Oblong
- Stone
- Clingstone
- Skin colour
- Purple-red/Violet blue
- Fruit weight
- 11.70 g
- Stalk length
- 7.30 mm
Source · National Fruit Collection
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