Farleigh damson trees

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• Picking season: Late
• Self-fertility: Self-fertile
• Flowering group: 3

Farleigh is a traditional English damson, and one of the heaviest-cropping of all the damsons.

The abundant fruit has the characteristic rich damson flavour when cooked.

It is also very cold-hardy and a good choice if you want to grow a fruit tree in a difficult situation.

Farleigh organic damson trees - graft to order

Custom graft varieties: Order before end of December 2023 for delivery in December 2024.

• 1Maidentree on St. Julien A rootstock22.25€
  Large tree (3m-5m after 10 years) Custom graft
  

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• 2Maidentree on Myrobalan rootstock22.25€
  Very large tree (5m-6m+ after 10 years) Custom graft
  

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History

Farleigh was discovered in the county of Kent in the early 19th century.

Farleigh characteristics

• Gardening skillBeginner
• Self-fertilitySelf-fertile
• Flowering group3
• Pollinating othersAverage
• Climate suitabilityTemperate climatesMild damp climates
• Picking periodmid-September
• Picking seasonLate
• Season of use1 week
• CroppingHeavy
• Food usesCulinary
• Disease resistanceGood
• SilverleafVery resistant
• Country of originUnited Kingdom
• Period of origin1800 - 1849
• Fruit colourBlue - dark

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