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Madeleine damson trees

(Madeleine Nomblot)

Prunus domestica
Madeleine is listed in the RHS Plants for Pollinators
  • Picking season: Mid
  • Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
  • Flowering group: 3

Madeleine is a traditional French dark-blue dual-purpose plum. It can be used in the kitchen for both baking and in preserves.

For cooking pick the plums slightly under-ripe. For eating fresh it is best to leave the plums on the tree until they are fully ripe.

This is a free-stone plum, the stone falls away easily from the flesh.

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Madeleine organic damson trees for sale

  • 11 yeartree on St. Julien A rootstock24.00€
    Large tree (3m-5m after 10 years) Bare-root
    Sold-out
  • 21 yeartree on Myrobalan rootstock24.00€
    Very large tree (5m-6m+ after 10 years) Bare-root
  • 3Half-standard (2 years)tree on St. Julien A rootstock34.00€
    Large tree (3m-5m after 10 years) Bare-root
    Collection only - contact us
EU delivery countries
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Croatia
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark
  • Estonia
  • France
  • Germany
  • Ireland
  • Italy
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Netherlands
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Slovakia
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
Delivery chargesClick here to view estimated delivery charges. We can deliver to most countries in the EU. However our 2-year trees and some pot-grown trees are too big or unsuitable for mail-order and are only available for collection direct from the nursery. Please contact us if you wish to order.

Growing and Training

Madeleine is usually considered self-sterile, but we think it is probably reasonably self-fertile - like the English damson-type plums which it closely resembles.


Madeleine characteristics

  • Gardening skillBeginner
  • Self-fertilityPartially self-fertile
  • Flowering group3
  • Disease resistanceGood
  • Picking seasonMid
  • Season of use1-3 days
  • Food usesEating freshCulinaryDual purpose
  • Country of originFrance
  • Flesh colourGolden / Yellow
  • Fruit colourBlue - darkPurple

Similar varieties

  • See also Farleigh
    Farleigh
    Farleigh is a cold-hardy heavy-cropping traditional English damson.
  • Monsieur Hatif
    Monsieur Hatif is a traditional dual-purpose plum variety, with blue / purple skin and golden flesh
  • See also Noberte
    Noberte
    Another damson-style plum.
  • See also Noberte
    Noberte
    Noberte is a traditional culinary plum, ideal for making jams and plum tarts.
  • See also Quetsche d'Alsace
    Quetsche d'Alsace
    One of the best culinary plums, and a good example of the Quetsche or Zwetchen plums known in central Europe since the 17th century.
  • See also Shropshire Prune
    Shropshire Prune
    The definitive English damson, Shropshire Prune has the rich astringent flavour typical of damsons.
  • See also Shropshire Prune
    Shropshire Prune
    The definitive English damson, Shropshire Prune has the rich astringent flavour typical of damsons.