Damson Blue Violet
Culinary plum
Prunus insititia L.
Local to Westmorland. It was received by the National Fruit Trials from there in 1932. Fruits have fairly firm, juicy, subacid flesh with a good, fairly rich flavour.
Availability
Material in the National Fruit Collection is available under license.
Accession name
Damson, Blue Violet
Flowering time
15th April 10% flowering
19th April Full (80%) flowering
1st May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early-Mid August 1
Size
small-medium 1
Type
Culinary 1
Shape
Oval/Long 1
Fruit Weight
9.30 g 1
Skin Colour
Purple-red/Violet blue 1
Stalk Length
8.49 mm 1
Stone
Freestone/Semi-freestone 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.