

It grows to 6–10 m in height older trees have spreading branches.

The prune plum tree is often found in streuobstwiesen.

daveigne (Jura), dav(d)gna ( Franche-Comté). These names, like damson, are thought ultimately to derive from postulated Vulgar Latin * davascena, altered from damascena, meaning "of Damascus", reflexes of which appear mainly in Franco-Provençal, e.g. Variants of the word include: Quetsch(e) ( Lorraine, Alsace, Luxembourg, and regionally in Germany) Kwetsen ( Dutch), Zwetschke (regionally in Austria) and Zwetsche (regionally in Germany). The word Zwetschge ( / ˈ t s v ɛ tʃ ɡ ə/), plural Zwetschgen, is from the German. The fruit is known under various regional names, including "blue plum", "damask plum", "sugar plum", and "German prune" in English-speaking countries, and "Zwetschge" in German-speaking ones. insititia) and is especially popular in Central Europe. The freestone fruit is similar to, but distinct from, the clingstone damson ( Prunus domestica subsp. It is a subspecies of the plum Prunus domestica. domestica) is a fruit-bearing tree, or its fruit.
