Damson

The dark purple skin covers the golden yellow flesh. They make good windbreaks and hedges, though they are not likely to fruit well if they are very exposed. It has a spicy, tart flavour. Damsons are used for cooking, jam & wine making. The Damson plum has a small, oval fruit, and is good for canning. Damsons succeed where most plums would fail. Damsons are mostly self-fertile and cross-pollinate with plums. A hardy, tree, largely untroubled by pests and diseases. They are semi-shade tolerant and they grow to 12-14 ft. ... additional info