A traditional Westmorland damson variety - unusually sweet and early-ripening for a damson.
Blue Violet damson identification images
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USDA identification images for Blue Violet
The identification paintings in the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection span the years 1886 to 1942.
Citation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705.
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Origins
- Species: Prunus insititia - Damson, Mirabelle, Bullace
Identification
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Period of origin: 1900 - 1949
- Fruit colour: Blue - dark
- Flower colour: White
- Leaf colour: Green
- Popularity: Rarely grown
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
Using
- Cling-stone: Clingstone
- Picking season: Early
- Keeping (of fruit): 1 week
- Flavour quality: Good
- Cropping: Good
- Fruit persistence: Fruit drops when ripe
- Food uses: Culinary
- Picking period: mid-August
- Wildlife: RHS Plants for Pollinators
Growing
- Gardening skill: Beginner
- Flowering group: 3
- Pollinating others: Average
- Vigour: Average vigour
- Bearing regularity: Regular
- Organic culture: Suitable
- Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Climate
- Frost resistance of blossom: Good resistance
- Climate suitability: Temperate climates
- Climate suitability: Mild damp climates
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Cool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Cold (< 20C / 67F)
Other qualities
- Disease resistance: Good
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Blue Violet damson trees for sale:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (UK) United Kingdom
Blue Violet damson trees
Where to buy fresh fruit
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