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Damson Trees for the garden


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Chaps,

Can you recommend a variety of damson (or two) for the Seagrave garden?

I’ve got a run of 6m, divided into three 2m sections. Is that enough room for three specimens? My plan is to fan-train them?

What rootstock is most appropriate?

Do I have to worry about polllination?

Where should I buy them from?

How long ‘til I can make my own jam!?

 

LS

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I have a tree which produces fruit my grandmother called damazenes. They have the shape of a damson and the colour, the tree and flowers look similar but they produce a larger fruit which when ripe you can open and extract the stone as clean as a Victoria. They are delicious, freeze well and a few in a sweet jar with a handfull of dark brown sugar and a litre of vodka works wonders.   I will do my best to find the proper name. This one I planted 28yrs ago and has never failed to produce.

 

Even though you are planning to fan train, I think you are a little tight for space.

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