damson
Small tart drupe
A damson is a small, dark purple plum with tart flesh, used primarily for jams, jellies, and preserves rather than eaten fresh.
The fruit grows on a hardy tree that thrives in cooler climates.
Damson jam has a rich, slightly astringent flavor prized in British cooking.
fruit
Soft stone fruit
- jamCooked fruit spread
- preservesCooked fruit in sugar
- tartSharp-flavored small pie
- compoteFruit cooked in syrup
stonefruit · drupe · gin · sloe · cheese · jelly · pickle · chutney
plum
Soft stone fruit
compote · stonefruit · drupe · gin · sloe · cheese · jelly · pickle · chutney · cobbler
plum
Soft stone fruit
orchard
Fruit tree plantation
- pruningCutting vegetation for health
- blossomFlower on fruit tree
- graftingJoining tissues to grow together
rootstock · hedgerow · pollination · harvest · leaves · bark · sapling · deciduous · espaliered · self-fertile
- fruitsstrawberries, cherry, cherries, mango, peaches
- British producecarrots, potatoes, cabbage, peas, onions
- European fruitsapple, pear, cherry, plum, grape
- fall fruitapple, pear, grape, persimmon, pomegranate
- stone fruitspeach, plum, apricot, nectarine, cherry
- tree cropsapple, apricot, cherry, fig, lemon
culinary purpose in stone fruits
damsontable grape
Grape grown for consumption
eating apple · Bing cherry · white peach · nectarine · apricot
- damson plumSmall purple stone fruit