I came home with fresh string beans, heirloom tomatoes, and best of all, a basket of beautiful dark purple damson plums. The tartness of Damson plums makes them especially suitable for savory dishes such as lamb, pork, or other meat dishes such as a delicate Moroccon beef stew. This wild plum, native to Canada will pollinate American plums and Asian plums. Damson is adaptable to a variety of soils and can tolerate some cold. Our pear trees inventory is somewhat limited for spring 2021, but you have a decent extra choice of varieties in our collection here . It is SELF-FERTILE and an early bloomer, too early to pollenize Seneca or Mirabelle. They are perfect for fresh eating, jams, jellies and preserves. In contrast to Damson it has no astringency. Plum Tree Cultivars. It tends to be biennial. Damson's ripen fast and quickly become over-ripe, so they need to be stored in a cooler for only a day or two, between 0° - 2° C (32° - 36° F). JAM SESSION (NY 111) This plum has small fruit, similar in size to Damson. Since we’re headed into the peak of Ontario’s harvest, last weekend’s trip to the market was especially fruitful, if you’ll pardon the pun. A plum tree will grow up to 4 to 5 meters (13-16 feet), will give fruit at 6 years old on average and should be planted 4 meters (12-15 feet) apart. As such, control plum disease at the first opportunity after discovery for the health of your fruit producing plum trees. Those listed under "General Planting" are mainly well-known cultivars with proven performance and established market value. This tree is absolutely stunning when in full bloom and when its fruit ripens they are small, red and very delicious. It's always fun to have a plum in the yard, and Damson is a great variety. Damson Plum has an oval shape at maturity and is a relatively hardy fruit tree. Canadian Plum Is the best pollinating plum! They have earned the nickname “damn Damsons” for their puny size — you have to pit a lot of them to have enough to do anything with — and their mouth-puckering flavor. This luscious treat is sure to be a crowd pleaser, that is if you want to share! Damson plums are an ancient variety of plum, characterized by blue-black skin and yellow flesh. Still popular in Britain, Damson plums have fallen into obscurity in America. Plum tree diseases may slow or stop production of the fruit crop. Recommended cultivars for European and Japanese plums are listed in order of maturity in two groups in Table 1, Recommended European and Japanese Plum. Join the discussion today. It's mostly self-fertile (although it will perform better with a pollinator). Whiffletree Farm & Nursery provides wholesale cold hardy & disease resistant fruit & nut trees in Ontario. Cultivars listed under "Limited Planting" have value, but their planting should be limited for various reasons. 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