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Farleigh Damson

Culinary · Plum · Prunus insititia L. · 1 accession

A wild seedling found by Mr James Crittenden of Farleigh, Kent and introduced in about 1820. Fruits have firm flesh with a rich flavour when cooked. Trees are sometimes used as a windbreak.

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Picking time
Mid-Late September
Flowering
18th April (10%) · 22nd April (full) · 5th May (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
Size
very small
Type
Culinary
Shape
Oval-Oblong
Stone
Clingstone
Skin colour
Dark blue
Fruit weight
9.00 g
Stalk length
6.54 mm

Source · National Fruit Collection

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