Tony F Dordogne Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 I've posted this already on a UK gardening thread but sort of trying a belt and braces approach.We've got a tree in the garden, red leaved, looks good which we thought was purely ornamental. However, this year it has developed a load of fruits which look, smell and taste like cherries. And they ain't toxic because as far as I know I'm still sending this message and I ate a couple yesterday evening.I've never seen any form of red leaved cherry tree before and after asking on the Grapevine gardening forum, it's been suggested that this could actually be a chokecherry.Has anybody else got one of these and do you use the fruits? The ideas for chokecherries are jams and jellies but I think they're sweet enough to put in kirsch or something similar.And ideas gratefully received. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jono Posted June 18, 2009 Share Posted June 18, 2009 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherry_plumTony,Could be 'plum cherry' - commonly used on tree lined residential roads - we have them in Bedford.JonoBedford and SE Vendee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony F Dordogne Posted June 19, 2009 Author Share Posted June 19, 2009 That's certainly the little rascal, the fruits and leaves are exactly the same, many thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nectarine Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Thanks for posting this ... this is our first year at this house and we have the same tree and fruits in the garden. I've been eyeing them up and wondering what they were and, this morning, had a taste. Very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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