Damsons are said to have originated from Syria and named after the capital city, Damascus. Damsons are in the shops now, but not easily found. I suggest either Booths or a good traditional greengrocer ...
Depending on the up-to-date current scientific research, hawthorn berries are still being recognised for their unstudied medical values that might have been known for centuries. The berry is famous ...
Often located on the banks of ponds and rivers, the mayhaw (Crataegus aestivalis) is a deciduous, primarily Southern shrub in the hawthorn family that can be trained into a small tree. It can be ...
Fireblight is known to enter through latent infections on imported plants and is suited to Ireland’s temperate climate. In 2024, there have been over 1.4m crataegus (hawthorn/whitethorn) plants ...