Any Idea what this is ?

[littlefeathers]

Theres a fruit tree at the bottom of our garden and we are struggling to identify it. :confused:

 

 

 

The fruits are small-ish (chestnut-walnut size) all summer they have been bluey purple colour, the same colour as sloes, now they are turning purple plum colour and getting softer in texture, they taste more bitter than sweet and the tree has no thorns. Does anyone have any idea what they are so I can use the fruit and put them in the right recipe.

Could it be a cross between a sloe and plum (a slump ) :confused:

 

[ 02. September 2003, 09:04 AM: Message edited by: littlefeathers ]

[ayjay]

Probably a Damson

[ayjay]

Good job it's not a plum or that pic might have been censored.

[little onions]

Yep, they look like damsons to me and if you don't want them I'll whizz over and help myself before you squish them all!

[Chris Plumb]

Compare with the picture at the UK National Fruit Collection (Scroll down for a Damson piccy!!!)

 

Chris

[bitsbobs]

Absolutely no idea, but what beautiful hands you have.

[corydoras]

littlefeathers:

 

Could it be a cross between a sloe and plum (a slump)

I agree with little onions, they do look like damsons. Could you post a piccie of a leaf? Then I could check more easily.

 

Sorry to blow your hybrid theory out but the plum, Prunus domestica is a natural hybrid of the sloe Prunus spinosa and the cherry plum Prunus cerasifera.

[Alan Taylor]

littlefeathers:

Theres a fruit tree at the bottom of our garden and we are struggling to identify it.    

If they turn out to be Damsons don't let Onions get her hands on them or you will be eating damson jam instead of drinking WINE.

 

Alan(nl)

[littlefeathers]

Bitsbobs, thank you kind sir.

Little onions, I have come to the conclusion I would prefer wine as Alan suggested, if you'd care to make it I will happily drink it

I never thought of damsons, even thou this plonk bought a jar of damson jam today

So if it is damsons - what are my options, I'd love to make some wine but dont have any equipment so it might have to be littleonions jam or suggestions welcome.

Leaf picture to follow

[Elton]

ajp:

Good job it's not a plum or that pic might have been censored.      

LOL! I was just about to post something along the same lines