Help Identify this tree ?

redruby

Hope someone can help, there is a tree just up the road from us which I pass every timeI take the dog out for a walk, it is full of fruit, which look like a small plum, but are quite tart, I would love to pick a load for jam or chutney, but don't want to poison anyone , photos are here, hope someone can identify it.

Thanks in advance.

cautious_bob

looks like some sort of cherry to me -Ive seen wild cherries which look about that size and are tart to eat - so thats my bet
Bob

Danni1979

Hmmmm think its some kind of a plum tree,they dont look rady to pick yet imo

redruby

Danni1979 wrote: »

Hmmmm think its some kind of a plum tree,they dont look rady to pick yet imo

No they are still quite firm, but I am keeping an eye on them, the tree is full to bursting, I thought some kind of plum too, the stone is plum shaped, but they are much smaller than a normal plum.

Thanks

loucroft

Hi I think its plum, cherries even the inedible ones always seem to grow from one point at the stem but produce two little stems with fruit at the end.

Nice though!

Actually, I saw some people picking from a tree at the end of my garden the other day, looked like mini cherries that were just bigger than redcurrants, must be edible but they've stripped the whole tree already!

alleycat`

plum gets my vote.
As a few others have said - probably just a bit short of ripeness.

cautious_bob

Actually, looking again- I agree- it is more like a plum - difficult to judge the scale from the pictures -but I have seen wild plums looking like that ripening in late August.
Bob

cjb02

I would suggest possibly damson, although they tend to be darker. but give them a month and they might be

fyrynys

I don't see the photo's, how do I get to see them?

It sounds like the tree could be a damson or a bullace. If the stones are almond shaped its damson, if they're round and the flesh is green/yellow it would be bullace.

thistledome

fyrynys wrote: »

I don't see the photo's, how do I get to see them?

It sounds like the tree could be a damson or a bullace. If the stones are almond shaped its damson, if they're round and the flesh is green/yellow it would be bullace.

Click on the word "here" which is in the first post of this thread. It should be picked out in blue instead of the usual black letters.

kandyfloss

We have these in our village and they are both a type of plum.The smaller ones need to go a lot redder before they are ready to eat and the yellow fruits need to go a lot more yellow in colour before they are ready and then they might still taste a bit tart.

Keep an eye on their progress as you will find that the birds will be keeping an eye on them as well and they might vanish just as you are about to pick them yourself.At this time of the year when the ground is quiet dry they will want them for food for themselves plus they will quench their thirst as water is going to be in short supply as well...:D