Sloes

[cherrybee]

These were taken at different times the blueberry if that is what it is was yesterday along the River Otter there were a lot of these bushes along the whole walk
The other ones have been in my Unidentified folder for a while and I frogot where I took them silly me.




Thanks

[Wild-Woman]

Could be wrong but they look like sloes. Julie

[cherrybee]

Originally Posted by Wild-Woman

Could be wrong but they look like sloes. Julie

Which one blue or green lol Mind you i suppose they could be the same one in differing stages of growth.The blueish coloured ones were very hard not soft like some berries.The green ones were possibly taken in the same place the leaves look similar and I often fo along the Otter.They were taken a couple or more weeks apart

[Dan Salter]

the second pic i thought sloes? could do with seeing more of the bush?

[Paul mabbott]

The green ones are probably unripe slows; the blue ones (somewhat larger?) are probably some sort of wild plum - bullace?

[cherrybee]

Originally Posted by Paul mabbott

The green ones are probably unripe slows; the blue ones (somewhat larger?) are probably some sort of wild plum - bullace?

They are both sloes.I remember there was a lot of blackthorn along there and I have several photos of them when in flower.I also gooled and found the photos of the blue ones and they are indeed sloes so are the green ones as I trawled through all my original photos and they are from the same place so thanks to all for your help.I have so many photos I forget sometimes where they were taken but as I also take photos of birds and plants on the same day I was able to pinpoint where they were taken.Glad thats solved

[Paul mabbott]

I was put off by them being a larger size than the green ones! The sloes are ripe early this year (as are the plums if you find any!).

Originally Posted by cherrybee

They are both sloes.I remember there was a lot of blackthorn along there and I have several photos of them when in flower.I also gooled and found the photos of the blue ones and they are indeed sloes so are the green ones as I trawled through all my original photos and they are from the same place so thanks to all for your help.I have so many photos I forget sometimes where they were taken but as I also take photos of birds and plants on the same day I was able to pinpoint where they were taken.Glad thats solved

[cherrybee]

Originally Posted by Paul mabbott

I was put off by them being a larger size than the green ones! The sloes are ripe early this year (as are the plums if you find any!).

They were from 2 different bushes as I walked along yesterday each bush i passed with the ripe ones on varied quite a bit in size those were the biggest the others were quite a bit smaller each bush seemed to have different sizes on them.

[Dan Salter]

Originally Posted by Paul mabbott

I was put off by them being a larger size than the green ones! The sloes are ripe early this year (as are the plums if you find any!).

Can someone tell me? I kind of thought they are not ripe until shiny? ( ie...the blue dust has gone) or is this incorrect?

Thanks

[landgirl]

My Dad loved sloes, and he always said that they should not be harvested until they have been subject to frost. Birds don't usually take too many, so they can be left on the bush safely. He used to gather them in November so that he could make sloe gin in time for Christmas - it was magic! Is it still OK to harvest wild fruit, or does it all belong to someone?