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More cold-hardy and disease-resistant than dessert plums. Self-fertile. Small tart fruit too astringent to eat raw; superb for jam, cheese, and sloe-style gin. Heavy cropper.
🐛 Prone to: Aphids, Caterpillars.
Attract Hoverflies, Lacewings, Ladybirds, Parasitic wasps to keep them in check — plant African MarigoldGreat, AngelicaGood and AniseGood nearby.
Eriobotrya japonica
A fellow Rosaceae — similar growing habits to Damson
Damson is usually grown from grafting rather than seed. A shoot of the desired plant is joined onto a compatible rootstock so the two grow together.
Water: Medium · Height: 500 cm · Soil: Well-draining, slightly alkaline — tolerates heavier soils than plum
