Bare Root ~ Damson

The Shropshire Prune Damson Tree is a self fertile classic best known for its delicious sharp tangy flavoured purple fruit and mouth-wateringly delicious after cooking. Frothy white blossom followed by masses of fruit to provide a feast for both us and our wildlife.

Bare Root trees are dispatched from November. If your order contains other plants or trees available now, please get in touch if you would like the other trees sooner.

Shropshire Prune is a delight to the eyes with its froth of white blossom in late spring. Cropping in September is worth the wait for its marvellous tart flavoured fruit. It makes incomparable jam, compotes and crumbles and after being dried into a prune, it can be an excellent ingredient in savoury dishes as well. You can also make your own Damson Gin.

This is a very old English variety, and so you can rely on this hardy tree to thrive in the North. Damsons are a great source of food to birds, bees and wildlife which is very important with so many in decline.

A small hardy tree, it is more tolerant of soil and site conditions although it does prefer sun. It is generally far less susceptible to disease than a regular plum and requires little maintenance although it will thank you for a little mulch, compost or manure in spring. Stone fruit should be pruned in summer to but only prune when necessary to remove dead or diseased wood or if you require a more tidy shape.