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- Next door to Mr Benn at No 54
Might be bullaces then. 
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Reynard
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- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
Might be bullaces then.
If they're damsons, they will make lovely jam.
If the jam is sour to the point of being inedible, then they're bullaces.
Unless you're a wine maker like my father was, and then they do (apparently) make a nice but rather dry wine.
- Location
- Next door to Mr Benn at No 54
People have made lovely jam with them. One of my neighbours (on the opposite side of the road) used to make it, and then gave me one jar. Another lady had some to make/add to gin.
oldwheels
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- Location
- Isle of Mull
On the same theme.
I was sitting in my kitchen waiting while my meal cooked and reflected on times past. I always used to sit in the kitchen while my wife did the cooking and we chatted about the day’s events and had a dram or glass of wine.
Today I reflected that she has now been dead just over 7 years and I still miss her as tears ran down my face as I could still see her there.
oldwheels
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- Location
- Isle of Mull
Rain overnight, but it's been a lovely sunny if somewhat chilly day here chez Casa Reynard.
All of us overslept, but hey ho, it's Sunday... Popped out to the community orchard for some more of the New Rock Pippins. That'll be the last of them though, most of what's left on the three trees are either too tiddly to bother with or have been pecked / have split thanks to all this rain. As there was no one around, I did shin up into the trees to pick the nice big ones at the top.
According to the catalogues, they will keep till April / May if properly stored, so I won't need to buy apples for some time. Tomorrow I will need to deal with the last of my Bramleys.
On my way out this morning, I noticed that the post box just over the railway has been nicked AGAIN.This one was only put up about six months ago - if that... It's the third one to go *fzzzzzzzt* in less than five years... They even took the post this time, so it must've been lifted out with a digger...
Grand Prix listened to, luncheon ated, and I'm now watching the footy on the TV and the snooker on one of the laptops.
Why would anybody nick a postbox?
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
Same reason they'd nick copper cabling or lead flashing.
Grant Fondo
Guru
- Location
- Cheshire
Homemade beef and ale pie for tea later. Yum 
oldwheels
Legendary Member
- Location
- Isle of Mull
I have no idea what postboxes are made of but I would think ferrous. Cast probably valuable.
There used to be an assumption that lead was very valuable but so far as I remember that was a false impression which caused much damage for little reward. I used a lot of lead at one point making fishing weights and had to be careful where I bought the scrap lead as I did not want any stolen stuff.
Here a metal memorial bench was stolen which was valuable. Must have been a van from off island as it would be quickly seen anywhere local.
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
Cast iron, I believe, though apparently some of the newer ones are made from sheet steel.
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
- Location
- Next door to Mr Benn at No 54
@Speicher what ever you do don't loose the tree's , the world needs all the tree's it can get
Just been told we have a breakfast for tea
I think the least spendy and most easy way is to get the trees pruned by someone who knows what they are doing.
There is no vehicular access to the back garden, unless you have a quad bike. Understandably Mr Farmer does not like heavy vehicles on his land. There is a large parcel of grass (about four yards wide) between the end of my garden and the start of his crops, but he does not like that churned up.
Might be bullaces then.
Sounding like it if the fruit are spherical shape they most likely are if oval they are likely damsons.
- Location
- Next door to Mr Benn at No 54
More spherical than oval I think.
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
Nope, bullaces are plum-shaped - they are essentially the wild plum, often used as a semi-vigorous rootstock on grafted varieties. I only have about 200 bullace trees as a hedge...
Damsons it's pot luck as there's loads of different varieties. The ones Waitrose sell are round and have red flesh, but the ones I have in my garden are ovoid and green-fleshed.
Nope, bullaces are plum-shaped - they are essentially the wild plum, often used as a semi-vigorous rootstock on grafted varieties. I only have about 200 bullace trees as a hedge...
Damsons it's pot luck as there's loads of different varieties. The ones Waitrose sell are round and have red flesh, but the ones I have in my garden are ovoid and green-fleshed.
Very true it can be a bit hit and miss rule of thumb your right they are basically wild plums.
The history of fruit trees is interesting old catalogues are full of Varieties many long gone but still find a good few.
