Farleigh Damson

Our local variety. A heavy cropping popular small fruited damson.

Origin: Kent UK, 1820

Pollination: Farleigh Damson is partially self-fertile and would produce some crop without a pollinator but would benefit considerably from a pollinator.Find pollination partners >

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History and description of Farleigh Damson

Farleigh damson was found as a wild seedling by James Crittenden of Farleigh, Kent, UK and introduced c 1820.

Small, round oval fruit. Blue-black with a light blue bloom. Good strong damson flavour. Prolific regular cropper producing clusters of fruit.

Compact tree with a dense growth of thorny branches. Suitable for incorporating into hedgerows.

Characteristics of Farleigh Damson damson, cherry plum and bullace trees

Use	Culinary
Colour	Blue Black
Flavour	Sharp
Fruit size	Small
Picking time
Season of use	M Sep
Tree vigour	Moderate
Tree habit
Fruit-bearing
Cropping	Heavy
Suitable for	Northern Britain Wet Regions
Pollination date	23
Pollination group	D
Self-fertility	Partially self-fertile
Pollinators	Pollination partners
Progeny	Langley Bullace