"Rupert (W.Yorkshire)" wrote in message
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"David (in Normandy)" wrote in
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Anyone recognise this small tree please?
It is approximately 15 to 20 feet high and covered with lichens. It has
small blue/grey berries on it, which are mostly pip with a very thin
pulp.
The pip is very hard and firmly attached to the thin flesh.
Pictures at:
http://www.avisoft.co.uk/MysteryTree.jpg
http://www.avisoft.co.uk/MysteryTwigWithBerries.JPG
http://www.avisoft.co.uk/MysteryBerryCutOpen.JPG
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David
... Email address on website http://www.avisoft.co.uk
... Blog at http://dlts-french-adventures.blogspot.com/
It looks like a Damson plum tree. Some of the Google images look similar.
Perhaps lack of water has not allowed the fruit to swell to its full
potential?
We would call that a Bullace sort of half way between a sloe and a damson.
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Charlie, gardening in Cornwall.
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs)