Have things ripened earlier?

[basil]

Working on the roads yesterday I found a Damson bush. I never picked them this early, the end of August is the earliest I've picked them.
The ones on this bush feel softish now and wondering if the hot spell has ripened them earlier than normal?
As I'm driving past there later i thought about going and picking a load today or should I leave them a bit longer?
TIA.

 

[Apthorpe]

Working on the roads yesterday I found a Damson bush. I never picked them this early, the end of August is the earliest I've picked them.
The ones on this bush feel softish now and wondering if the hot spell has ripened them earlier than normal?
As I'm driving past there later i thought about going and picking a load today or should I leave them a bit longer?
TIA.

Damsons or a variety of cherry plum?
Cherry plums usually ripen in July

 

[JTO]

Most of my Mirabelle plums have now ripened and fallen to the ground, not called Harvest plums for nothing!

 

[HonestJohn]

Yes, by weeks.

 

[Nickb]

Wife saw ripe blackberries yesterday.

 

[basil]

Fgirly sure they're Damsons though they're sometimes confused with Bullas i believe.

 

[sh1kar]

Wife saw ripe blackberries yesterday.

Made blackberry jam last week!

 

[sh1kar]

Fgirly sure they're Damsons though they're sometimes confused with Bullas i believe.

Bullace don't ripen until Oct/Nov

 

[WW.]

Yes, weeks early as things flowered early. Also means nectar flows for bees have dried up rather early too.

 

[Apthorpe]

The stones may provide some guidance. Would you post some pics if you pick some?

 

[basil]

Bullace don't ripen until Oct/Nov

The stones may provide some guidance. Would you post some pics if you pick some?

I certainly will.

 

[andy R204]

Chillies are doing very good this year.Cayennes are flying,Jalapeños are coming on just waiting for the Serranos starting.
All plants have plenty of flowers on them.
Last year was rubbish.

 

[Jelen]

Yes. My late cropping raspberries (normally September) are cropping now - birds allowing.

 

[basil]

The stones may provide some guidance. Would you post some pics if you pick some?

 

[Apthorpe]

My non-expert opinion is that's a cherry plum (they come in all colour from yellow to dark purple and round or oval and varying sizes but smaller than a plum).
I think they're better than plums. I'd expect it would make a very good whisky. I've used them in gin successfully and they.often make very good jam and flans..
How do they taste?

 

[TringSaint]

Some of our plums are ripe but others aren’t.
Sloes are turning purple now but blackberries are still greenberries!

 

[VSS]

My non-expert opinion is that's a cherry plum (they come in all colour from yellow to dark purple and round or oval and varying sizes but smaller than a plum).
I think they're better than plums. I'd expect it would make a very good whisky. I've used them in gin successfully and they.often make very good jam and flans..
How do they taste?

I agree, looks like cherry plum.

 

[sh1kar]

I'm going with Prunus Domestica

 

[sh1kar]

I agree, looks like cherry plum.

Too small, too dark colour and flesh too yellow in the OP pic to be Cherry plums Which are a brighter cherry red and have red flesh

IMHO

S

 

[basil]

My non-expert opinion is that's a cherry plum (they come in all colour from yellow to dark purple and round or oval and varying sizes but smaller than a plum).
I think they're better than plums. I'd expect it would make a very good whisky. I've used them in gin successfully and they.often make very good jam and flans..
How do they taste?

They tasted a bit on the sweet side on my palate.
I'll give them a go in the Whisky.
I only had to touch the branch and they were falling off.