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Identifying wild Bullace bushes
Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 7:21 am
by richardcane
I live in the country and have a thick wild hedge (Hawthorn, Beech etc). One bush in this hedhe has just produced yellow fruits the size of damsons. There are not many fruit (about a dozen). I think they are a Bullace variety but am wary about eating them in case they are not Bullace and not edible.
They have a small stone in them and look just like a Damson or plum.
Any ideas on correctly identifying these fruits?
Thanks
Richard
Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 8:45 am
by Belinda
Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 10:48 am
by sprout
Or this? Do they taste nice?
Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 12:44 pm
by Geoff
I don't think there are any inedible, in the sense of dangerous, members of the plum family just some rootstocks that are not very nice, like sloes aren't much good apart from for soaking in gin. The wild yellowy green bullaces that I have several trees of make an excellent jam not unlike greengage.
Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 8:45 am
by sprout
Suspect they are identical Geoff - sadly my family don't like jam. In desperation, bottled this lot as a holding manoevre
Thanks
Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2006 6:52 am
by richardcane
Many thanks for the advice given.
It looks safe to eat them.
Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2006 12:58 am
by peter
Geoff wrote:I don't think there are any inedible, in the sense of dangerous, members of the plum family just some rootstocks that are not very nice, like sloes aren't much good apart from for soaking in gin. The wild yellowy green bullaces that I have several trees of make an excellent jam not unlike greengage.
Sloes are excellent for convincing very little children not to eat berries without checking with mum/dad first.
