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Post by tigerlily on Jun 9, 2009 15:16:42 GMT
We have two trees which I thought were possibly ornamental cherry of some kind.
One has a reddish-coloured fruit on it which looks almost more plum-shaped than cherry-shaped, and is not at all shiny as you would expect a cherry to be.
The other has fruits of an equal size, but all green still.
The tree with the reddish fruits has green leaves with serrated edges, ending in a definite point, with a reddish background to the central vein on the back. The leaf is a narrowish oval.
The other tree with the green fruit again has serrated-edged leaves, in a paler green, which are larger than the other tree - I would say 2" as opposed to an inch and a half. The leaves are also pointed at the tips, but more rounded at the base.
The fruits are still quite sour on the red tree (I licked it, I didn't eat a whole one!) and quite hard. The green fruits are very hard indeed.
The pits are oval in shape, quite long, through the length of the fruit. To be honest, they look more like plum stones.
I'm idly wondering, do I have some kind of a plum tree and a damson tree?
I already have a bonus redcurrant that is almost ready for picking, and what I think might be raspberry canes - I thought they were brambles, but there are no spines!
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Post by troykerr on Jun 9, 2009 17:22:22 GMT
What colour was the blossom Blossom?
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Post by Peek on Jun 9, 2009 17:25:33 GMT
What colour was the blossom Blossom? I wonder if it was pink blossom, dearie
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Post by tigerlily on Jun 9, 2009 17:49:51 GMT
Pink on the one with the red fruit, and white on the one with the green.
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Post by troykerr on Jun 9, 2009 18:54:42 GMT
Can you get photos of the leaves Tigs as they may be of help. We had some ornamental Malus some years back but I cannot recall the colour of the blossom; though I seem to recall that the Cherry that bears edible fruit is white whilst the ornamental cherries are pink. I seem to recall that Damsons have white blossom.
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Post by troykerr on Jun 9, 2009 18:55:35 GMT
If Damson then make ready to do some Damson Gin and any old Gin will do it need not be Bombay stuff.
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Post by troykerr on Jun 9, 2009 18:56:43 GMT
As the fruit will not be ripe until the Autumn I am not surprised that they both taste sour
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Post by tigerlily on Jun 9, 2009 19:50:27 GMT
Tell that to the peas I planted a month ago that are bursting their pods, and the redcurrants that are just about ready to be harvested!
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Post by tigerlily on Jun 9, 2009 19:52:30 GMT
The really stupid part of it is that there was a damson tree outside my door in Elkesley; I have no idea what the leaves look like, however, because it had some sort of rust or fungus that made them all black and shrivelled.
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Post by troykerr on Jun 9, 2009 20:42:50 GMT
Not sure that peas count as fruit :-P
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Post by ivy noidea on Jun 9, 2009 20:53:51 GMT
We once bought a victoria plum which produced greengages!!!!
Fortunately, I like greengages.
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Post by tigerlily on Jun 9, 2009 20:55:04 GMT
Not sure that peas count as fruit :-P Pendant!
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Post by tigerlily on Jun 14, 2009 14:58:33 GMT
Okay, photos of the mystery trees and their fruit/leaves. Please excuse the crack through the CPL which appears on some of them. *sighs* That's the one with the pink blossoms in spring. this is the one with the white blossoms in spring. Ta!
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Post by clarevoyant on Jun 14, 2009 16:23:12 GMT
I may well be wrong, but the top looks like some sort of ornamental bird cherry to me and the bottom may well be Ivy's greengage, but I'm sure she'll let you know.
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Post by tigerlily on Jun 14, 2009 16:46:40 GMT
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Post by clarevoyant on Jun 14, 2009 18:18:46 GMT
Lucky girl, I love greengages!
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Post by troykerr on Jun 17, 2009 20:54:04 GMT
The top photo looks suspiciously like the ornamental Malus we had and they are not as far as I know edible. You could try them first on someone you don't like a lot.
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