Blue Damson Plum

This is a beautiful, small plum that is dark purple with a blue bloom-covered the skin when ripe. 
The plum is known for being  hardy in nature, cold tolerant, and highly productive. It ripens late season for a plum. 
 
Fruit is tart with a bit of sweetness and highly prized for cooking, baking, and infusing into liqueurs. 
 
In the kitchen, the fruit pairs well with bay leaves, rosemary, ginger, honey, meats such as pork, poultry, and duck, blueberries, strawberries, and cherries, parmesan, hazelnut, almonds, and pecans.
 
Damson Plums like this one originated in the Middle East befroe spreading across Europe and then North America.