Apple Tree bumper crop, advice required

[Mr_P]

Hi All,

Planted this about five years, five stick with roots when it arrived.

Last year I had about 4 apples from it but this year holy moly

Should I take some off ?

Less is more and at this time of year not much rain about even in this grim Northern town.

 

[marcros]

I would take some off. I think that "they" normally say to remove some at the start of june and some at the end.

 

[Phil Pascoe]

Much more hot weather and you may find some will drop anyway.

 

[Racers]

Your apples look like my plums

Pete

 

[marcros]

Your apples look like my plums

Pete

sounds painful Pete. All the best for a speedy recovery.

 

[Spindle]

Mmmm cider

 

[Harbo]

Strange looking apples - don't forget about the June Drop when fruit trees loose a lot of fruits.

I'd wait a few weeks.

Rod

 

[whiskywill]

Looks like a plum tree to me. :?

 

[Phil Pascoe]

He had four apples off it last year, so something really strange must have happened to it since then.

 

[Mr_P]

Then again maybe it is a plum tree

Just had a taste test and very appley

Opened one up, very plummy

It does have a little friend that has a few apple looking apples on.

Maybe I had none from this last year and just a few from the little one.

24 carat muppetry

Last year

Pretty sure I bought 2 apple trees and a pear, the pear died and these two are left. Have the plastic tags somewhere, will have a hunt.

 

[Spindle]

Hi

A plum will only have one pit, (stone), an apple will have several seeds inside.

Regards Mick

 

[Kalimna]

Deffo a plum tree plus another. The leaves look like those from a plum tree, and the plum shaped fruit look, I reckon, like plums
Either way, as suggested above, leave till after fruit drop, and thin out a little if you like. Especially if several fruit growing from same 'node'.

Cheers,
Adam

 

[Woodchips2]

They look like a greengage. Are they ready for eating which would be about now.

Regards Keith

 

[stevebuk]

That is definitely a plum tree, and I'm affraid the greengage won't be ready for about another month at least..

 

[Racers]

I can give you the recipe for my Plum lime and Ginger jam, its very nice, I sell it at work and get lots of repeat orders.


Pete

 

[NickWelford]

Please list it here, Pete.

 

[Ring]

Please list it here, Pete.

Yes please as well bought a plum tree from aldi years ago and it has been laden with plums most go to waste

 

[woodfarmer]

I grow quite a lot of plums, to make plum wine. It is one of the best wines for making "eau de vie".

 

[defsdoor]

We rescued two fruit trees from ivy in our back garden and the next year they sprung back to life and we got apples off one and pears off the other.

Now they both have pears on.

 

[Racers]

Plum Lime and Ginger jam

3 kg of pitted plums
One piece of ginger about 2 inches long
3 kg of sugar
3 limes
1/2 a lemon

Put a saucer in the freezer.

Peel and cut the ginger into small pieces add to the plums and simmer until the plums break down.
Peel the limes and cut the zest into slivers and juice them and 1/2 a lemon, keep the juice
When the plums are softened add the zest and sugar and boil for 10 minuets.
Test the set using the cold saucer, you need a good set as the juice added at the end will thin it down.
Add the juice at the end and allow to cool slightly before potting in warm sterilized jars.
It makes about 12-14 1lb pots of jam.

I have perfected this method over the years and it makes excellent jam, adding the juice at the end makes the jam have a real tang which is lost if you add it first, and the zest gets too soft if you add it at the start.
You should end up with tangy jam with ginger and lime zest depth charges.

I sell it for £2.50 a jar at work (£4 for two), free to friends.

I buy my jars on line for about 50p each check out Ebay.

Pete