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| Damson Merryweather | |||||
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| Summary | A popular damson variety, which grows well in cool temperate climates. The fruit is unusually large for a damson. | ||||
Identification | Merryweather | ||||
| Fruit colour | Blue-black | ||||
| Flesh colour | |||||
| Fruit size | |||||
| Fruit shape | Oval / round | ||||
Using | Merryweather | ||||
| Flavor | Good | ||||
| Flavour style | Sharper | ||||
| Ripening period | Mid season | ||||
| Use/Keeping | 1-3 days | ||||
| Cooking result | |||||
Growing | Merryweather | ||||
| Picking | |||||
| Cropping | Heavy | ||||
| Vigour | Large | ||||
| Pollination | Flowering group 3 Flowers Mid season Self-fertile | ||||
| Gardening skill | Very easy | ||||
| Problems | Silverleaf - Very resistant | ||||
Other | Merryweather | ||||
| Country of origin | United Kingdom | ||||
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