It remained a favourite with the stones being found in Anglo-Saxon archaeological sites. Damsons are to this day available in many varieties such as from commercial nurseries ‘wild’ damsons, bullaces and plums are almost always found in association with human habitation.ĭamsons were introduced by the Romans (like nettles and ground elder) and the origins of their name gives a hint to their aged lineage – ‘the plum of damascus’. Research through old plant catalogues suggests there were types available in different areas but all broadly identifiable as bullaces. These hybrids fall between damsons and sloes and are thought to be another man-made cultivar.
If you ever find a slightly thorny oversized sloe bush then you likely have a bullace. Damson foliage is almost free from thorns unlike it’s smaller cousin, enabling pain free picking. Sloes have a very characteristic green flesh to their blue bloomed dark purple fruit, as do damsons but they are around 15-30mm in length to the sloes 10-12mm.
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