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ID Requst if I may Jul 28, 2009 8:34:18 GMT

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Not often here and its only when I need your help i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd161/GWDAdmin1/Smilies/Default/embarassed.gif

A quick question regarding a fruit tree I have inherited at the Half Lot. The fruit has the look, shape and size of a cherry. It has the stone of a cherry. Mrs F says it tastes like a cherry. ERGO it must be a cherry according to the Oracle bless her.
I, on the other hand, think it has the texture and taste of a plum. The growth pattern is as a single fruit on short “stork”, no doubles or “ear-rings” as we used to call them as children. And oh they are yellow and the tree is cropping now.

Took me hours of scrubbing to get that nail clean enough to be photographed

Immature fruit - ripe fruit

THE QUESTION – Is the font of all knowledge correct as usual! That is; is it a yellow cherry? i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd161/GWDAdmin1/Smilies/Default/wink.gif i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd161/GWDAdmin1/Smilies/Default/wink.gif

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carolann Head Gardener Posts: 8,950	ID Requst if I may Jul 28, 2009 11:07:07 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by carolann on Jul 28, 2009 11:07:07 GMT Sorry Foz cant help with that one but the finger nail looks grand well done for getting it that clean, its a long time since mine where like that.
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Spruance Admin And I will make thee beds of roses, and a thousand fragrant posies. Posts: 6,606	ID Requst if I may Jul 28, 2009 11:17:47 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Spruance on Jul 28, 2009 11:17:47 GMT I am no expert Foz, but might it be a yellow cherry plum?.... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherry_plum
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Tig Admin Garden Sage Posts: 42,819	ID Requst if I may Jul 28, 2009 19:06:23 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Tig on Jul 28, 2009 19:06:23 GMT Bit more info on here as well www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profiles0707/plumtypes.asp
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Chuckles Garden Celebrity Still gardening but only have time to lurk on here these days Posts: 13,215	ID Requst if I may Jul 28, 2009 20:05:55 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Chuckles on Jul 28, 2009 20:05:55 GMT I'm not really able to help eaither Foz but I do recall small yellow plums back in my childhood.
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ID Requst if I may Jul 28, 2009 20:23:57 GMT

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Thank you one and all, I knew you would not let me down. The photo of the Cherry Plum Flowers cliched it. So Cherry plum (Prunus cerasifera, syn. P. divaricata), also called Myrobalan (plum) it is then.

That will be a draw then, which is normally the best I am allowed to achieve.

Both Type 2 so off to look for sugar free Cherry Plum Jam recipe. (I will confess to eating a couple and nice they were too.)

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Chuckles Garden Celebrity Still gardening but only have time to lurk on here these days Posts: 13,215	ID Requst if I may Jul 28, 2009 20:43:11 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Chuckles on Jul 28, 2009 20:43:11 GMT Bugga the jam Foz what about this www.danish-schnapps-recipes.com/plum.html ;D
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Jul 28, 2009 20:43:11 GMT Chuckles said:

Bugga the jam Foz what about this www.danish-schnapps-recipes.com/plum.html ;D

Thank you for that BB. It is a damn good alternative. Am a little concerned about the length of time required to achieve full maturity. a) I am no spring chicken and b) daily tasting means that maybe one of us will not make it. i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd161/GWDAdmin1/Smilies/Default/wink.gif i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd161/GWDAdmin1/Smilies/Default/wink.gif

"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways - Chardonnay in one hand - chocolate in the other - body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming, "WOO HOO, what a ride!"

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Post by fozzie on Jul 28, 2009 8:34:18 GMT

Post by carolann on Jul 28, 2009 11:07:07 GMT

Post by Spruance on Jul 28, 2009 11:17:47 GMT

Post by Tig on Jul 28, 2009 19:06:23 GMT

Post by Chuckles on Jul 28, 2009 20:05:55 GMT

Post by fozzie on Jul 28, 2009 20:23:57 GMT

Post by Chuckles on Jul 28, 2009 20:43:11 GMT

Post by fozzie on Jul 29, 2009 19:13:16 GMT

Post by Dutchy on Jul 30, 2009 7:46:11 GMT

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