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Farleigh damson trees

Pick: Late-season    Flowering group: 3   Self-fertile    Uses: Cookery    Disease-resistance: Good
Farleigh damson tree

Farleigh is probably the heaviest-cropping of all the damsons.

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

Order now for delivery September 2013 onwards

Farleigh damson trees for sale

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Pot-grown fruit trees (Delivery start September 2013)

Large (3m - 3.5m)2-year bush-trained - 7L pot - St.Julien rootstock £34.00

Bare-root fruit trees (Deliveries start November 2013)

Medium (2.5m - 3m)1-year - Bare-root - Pixy rootstock £33.00
Large (3m - 3.5m)1-year - Bare-root - St.Julien rootstock £33.00

**All prices include delivery. We offer a discount on orders of multiple bare-root trees for delivery at the same time - this will be shown at the checkout.

Delivery period: Pot-grown trees can be delivered from September onwards. Bare-root trees can be delivered from mid-November onwards. Within those periods you can specify your preferred month of delivery during the checkout process. It is best to order as soon as you can to ensure items are reserved for you.

*Mature heights: Height shown is the approximate height of the tree when mature (after 5-10 years), not the height when supplied. See photos of trees as supplied. Actual mature heights may vary considerably dependent on your local conditions and training and pruning regime - see our Tree Height Calculator.

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Summary features of Farleigh

Growing

Uses

Identification

  • Country of origin: United Kingdom
  • Period of origin: 1800 - 1849
  • Fruit colour: Blue - dark
  • Blossom colour: White
  • Leaf colour: Green
  • Popular variety

Climate



Pollination guide for Farleigh

Farleigh is in flowering group 3. Farleigh is self-fertile and does not need a pollination partner, although fruiting may be improved if there is a compatible tree of a different variety nearby. Since it flowers in the middle of the blossom season it can be pollinated by most other damson trees.



How to grow Farleigh damson trees

Farleigh is one of the hardiest of damsons, making it a good choice for difficult situations where other fruit trees may not flourish.



Varieties with similar picking times to Farleigh

<== Pick slightly earlierAbout the same timePick slightly later ==>
King of the Damsons
Merryweather
Shropshire Prune



Historical details

Discovered in Kent in the early 19th century.



Botanical name

Prunus insititia Farleigh




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