Damson Merryweather
Culinary · Plum · Prunus · 1 accession
Raised at Merryweather's nurseries, Southwell, Nottinghamshire and introduced in 1907. Awarded the Award of Merit by the RHS in 1907 and a First Class Certificate in 1913. Can be used as a windbreak. Fruits have firm flesh with a true damson flavour.
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- Picking time
- Late September
- Flowering
- 12th April (10%) · 17th April (full) · 28th April (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
- Size
- medium
- Type
- Culinary
- Shape
- Oval
- Stone
- Clingstone
- Skin colour
- Dark blue
- Fruit weight
- 25.20 g
- Stalk length
- 11.98 mm
Source · National Fruit Collection
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