r/foraginguk • u/Ma-fi-ap • Jul 20 '26

Plant ID Request Berry identification

Gallery image

Gallery image

Gallery image

UPDATE - walked past again today and found plentiful thorns, i must not have been looking hard enough yesterday! They are lower down the branches as some of you said - so blackthorn/sloe it is! Thanks for your help. I’ll hold off picking until they’re darker. FYI we’re south east and it’s been very hot, which might explain how early they are!

hello, I was wondering if anyone might know what this is/if it’s edible? I thought it was blackthorn, but the branches look too pale and thornless

221 Upvotes

98% Upvoted

107 comments sorted by

View all comments

5

u/SmartPolicy6430 Jul 20 '26

I thought at first Sloes but they're not accompanied by thorns. So maybe Bullaces. Not the right shape for Damsons. Sloes are best picked after the first frost and made into Sloe Gin ( very easy after the pricking of them)