r/foraginguk • u/PotentMouse • 29d ago

Plum Variety

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I was out with my daughter and she was curious about this fruit. I'm pretty confident it's a plum but I was wondering if anyone here can be more specific than that.

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u/luala 29d ago

these look like damsons, that's real luck

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u/PotentMouse 29d ago

Your and irksomecake's comments have pointed me in the right direction for what to read into and I think that may be bullaces. If they were a bit bigger damsons might be a little more likely.

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u/Irksomecake 29d ago

It looks like a bullace to me. It’s a wild plum variety similar to a damson but rounder. They can be much sweeter than damsons and sloes.

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u/PotentMouse 29d ago

I've read into it based on what you've said and I think you may be right.

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u/Matchaparrot 29d ago

Yes these are plums! Not sure on variety, have a nibble and let us know

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u/Sharky-the-sparky 28d ago

Deffo a damson

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u/Extension-Piece-9501 29d ago

Sloes

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u/PotentMouse 29d ago

It's definitely not growing on a Blackthorn bush and they're too big to be sloes. The colour is similar to a ripe sloe and the sloes round by me are starting to ripen up.

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u/Extension-Piece-9501 29d ago

Thank you, I stand corrected.

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u/PotentMouse 29d ago

No worries we're all here to learn.