"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message
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Jennifer Sparkes writes:
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| I wondered about bullace but isn't a bullace more of a greeny colour?
| (outside I mean). I am just about to jam them now anyway.
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| IIRC this came up this time last year and surprised me.
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| If you look at Bullace in Google Images they show both colours ...

That would figure. Clapham, Tutin and Warberg says that they are usually
blue-black or purple - with the implication that they sometimes aren't.
As they are ancestral to all modern plums (including greengages etc.), it
isn't surprising if they have a similar range of colours.

Ours are green for a long time - then suddenly turn purple - almost black.
Interestingly they do this even if they're picked while green. Sometimes
they drop off while green and I can't bear to throw them away, that's how I
know.

Mary


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.