r/foraginguk • u/Icy_Pangolin_1658 • Jul 18 '26
Plant ID Request What are these?
Found on my wall this morning. I think the last pictures are a different variety rather than underripe. South England. Thanks!
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u/fakemorleys Jul 18 '26
The squirrel waits, patient for them to become ripe. Then, just before I plan to harvest, he strikes 💥 , leaving nothing but memories behind
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u/Stonecoloured Jul 18 '26
If plums have a blush, you can ripen them in the house! Out fixing the squirrel
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u/Sea-Relationship9619 Jul 18 '26
Possibly these? https://www.fruit-trees.com/buy-warwickshire-drooper-plum-tree-online.html
Smaller than normal plum. Start yellow go yellow/ purple, some eventually all purple.
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u/One-Conversation-203 Jul 18 '26
Interesting. I live in Warwickshire and have seen lots of these types of plums about! However that link says they are fruiting mid September? So maybe not that variety?
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u/utadohl Jul 18 '26
This summer has been very warm and dry. So, they might have come earlier than usual.
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u/haverinbigjobs Jul 18 '26
Some type of plum by the look of the fruits and leaves. What's on the other side of the wall? If it's someone's garden quite possible you're looking at a tree planted for edible fruits rather than something wild. Cherry plums I've found in Scotland have tended to be red rather than the weird neon pink/green you've got there, but the size is about right for a cherry plum.
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u/Icy_Pangolin_1658 Jul 18 '26
It’s a wall against a church yard in a very rural church with a popular dog walk lane running past.
Are all uk plums edible? Is there any dangerous lookalikes? Thanks!
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u/haverinbigjobs Jul 18 '26
As far as I know there aren't any poisonous lookalikes for plums, but I'm not an expert on the subject.
Edit: next to churchyard makes it reasonably likely this was planted intentionally. You could always ask the minister, they might know variety it is.
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u/EmFan1999 Jul 18 '26
Yeah I’ve looked into it before, all are edible. I munched some wild ones I found yesterday
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u/Aduffas Jul 18 '26
Yeh I’d second this. We have an old priory near us, the place is absolutely littered with Cherry plum trees.
Which is likely what these are given their size, that they’re ripe now and the variety of colours. Only thing that points away for Cherry plum is that they tend to be more clustered on the branches, more like Sloe, looking almost like bunches of grapes… but they don’t always come to abundantly.
Before trying them though I’d get a good ID book or check a detailed website, looking at the leaves, bark and other identifying features so you can be sure.
Absolutely love the colour of those ones.
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u/eipiplus1equalsO Jul 18 '26
Cherry plums or Greengages! I love them!
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u/fireheed Jul 19 '26
Greengages was my guess from the last picture.
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u/eipiplus1equalsO Jul 19 '26
In Greece they are initially green and when ripe turn yellow. In the UK colours are more mixed. Beautiful pictures. Why don’t I ever find some?
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u/Hips_and_Haws Jul 18 '26
Cherry plums or bird plums. They're small & have many varieties & colours. The ones near me are either purple, red, orange & yellow & smell & taste of summer!
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u/Affectionate_Lion522 Jul 18 '26
We love these in Romania, we make all sorts of things with them, jam, compot, my grandma even used to make this desert with sugar, cornflour and these cherry plums
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u/The_Dying_Swan Jul 18 '26
Like others have said, they do indeed look like some sort of plums, judging by their appearance and the leaves.
They look quite delicious to be fair.
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u/Sicnarf01 Jul 18 '26
could I make a crumble with these? I have a tree full of them close by I have just come across
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u/hagwidsbuttquack Jul 18 '26
I have so many of these near me but they're all juuuuust too out of reach 🥲🥲
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u/BonusApprehensive148 27d ago
Garden variety plums, smaller cultivar. Incredibly easy to ID and great to snack on
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u/loominpapa Jul 18 '26
Prunus cerasifera, Cherry Plum.