- Eventual Height: 3m
- Eventual Spread: 3m
damson 'Merryweather'
damson
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size: Pixy 10lt (bush)
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available to order from summer 2012
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- Position: full sun
- Soil: will tolerate most soils, except very chalky or badly drained
- Rate of growth: average
- Ultimate size on Pixie rootstock: 3 x 3m
- Ultimate size on St. Julien A rootstock: 4 x 4m
- Flowering period: April to May
- Hardiness: fully hardy
Damsons are a great fruit to grow if you are a novice gardener as they are hardier than its closest relative, the plum, and will cope with a wide range of soils. Merryweather is an excellent all-rounder. It is a self-fertile variety that produces larger than average fruits, which have a blue-black skin and juicy, acidic, yellow flesh. These will be ready to harvest from late August.
- Garden care: When planting incorporate lots of well-rotted garden compost in the planting hole and stake firmly. Prune in summer to reduce the risk of silver leaf and bacterial canker.
- Eventual Height: 3m
- Eventual Spread: 3m
damson 'Merryweather' - damson
Larger than average fruits
