A merchant donated some land in the centre of the village, which had been used to grow damsons, for the construction of a church.
The mixed farming of the area includes arable, formerly cherry, apple, damson orchards and hopyards.
There used to be a small pond at the back of the school, and there is an orchard bearing apples and damsons.
The usual crops include rice, wheat, corn, millet, pulses, oilseeds, coffee, oranges, damson, potatoes, and natural fibers.
Apple, apricot, plum, fig, pear, wild pear, mango, orange, damson, litchi, and persimmon are worth mentioning fruit trees of the area.
Similar infusions are possible with other fruits, such as damsons or beach plums.
There were wild damsons in the area, and apple trees were planted and mature by the 1950s.
This plant bears a damson-sized edible red pulpy fruit with a black and thin skin, resembles a large plum in appearance, being oval 1.5in long.
