[gavinjconway]

Hi - I have a customer that has this big plum tree which they dont know if they are edible or not.. They are about 30 - 35 mm in diameter - a bit smaller than normal plums.  They look like ornamentals.. Can anyone help..

[Ice]

Looks like a cherry plum to me.

[New shoot]

Me too.  Prunus cerasifera Nigra or purple cherry plum.  I think most make jam out of them as they are not so great raw, but never tried them myself    

[Ice]

I know someone with a tree and they are delicious.

[gavinjconway]

Jam sound great to me... thanks for the help - I'll speak to them to see if I can have some.. they dont ever use them!!

[maxyboo]

We have lots of those trees growing wild next to a footpath. Loads of people  pick them. I have used them for jam, but have not had time this year unfortunately.

[viettaclark]

They make much nicer jam (more tart and fruity) than cultivated plums but the stones are more fiddly because they're smaller (and how about plum vodka for Christmas pressies?)

[gavinjconway]

Popped my head in today and asked about them... I can have all i like as they only use a few.!!

Mmmmmmmm plum jelly and jam.....