Damson Merryweather 1 x Bare Root Tree

Big, Juicy Damsons with a Rich Flavour Unusually large, blue-black fruits Rich damson flavour for cooking and preserving Can also be eaten fresh when fully ripe Self-fertile and a reliable heavy cropper RHS Recommended: Award of Garden Merit Raised at Merryweather's Nursery in Southwell, Nottinghamshire and introduced in 1907, 'Merryweather' has become one of the best-known damsons for home growing. Its fruits are unusually large for a damson, approaching the size of a small plum, with blue-black skin covered in a characteristic lighter bloom and firm, juicy yellow-green flesh. The fruit has that distinctive rich, sharp damson flavour that comes into its own when cooked, making it particularly good for jams, jellies, chutneys and puddings. Leave the fruits to ripen fully on the tree and they become sweeter and can also be enjoyed fresh from the tree. The stone clings to the flesh, a useful detail to know when you're preparing a big harvest. 'Merryweather' is self-fertile and a reliable heavy cropper, so you only need one tree to enjoy a harvest. It's also a hardy variety with a long track record of growing successfully in Britain. Its unusually large fruit and plum-like characteristics have even led to suggestions that there may be a culinary plum somewhere in its ancestry. How your tree is supplied: Supplied as a grafted bare-root tree on St Julien A rootstock, ready for planting during the dormant season.