Mystery Tree reveals identity

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June 23 at 1:32pm · 

It's clear that blackberries will be this year's largest crop by weight. But a close second might be the plums on the erstwhile mystery tree. For dissection today revealed a distinctly plum-shaped seed. They are small so far, approaching an inch in diameter, but numerous, and will make a large contribution, if they turn out to be edible in some way, as sauce and preserves.

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Elizabeth Evans McNabb If you think of trees as agriculture, your largest crop has actually been firewood!

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 · June 23 at 1:33pm

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Hal Hurst Wood IS the resource which has the highest market value to us. Potentially saving us $300 a month in winter. The shade provided is keeping the house cool. And it stands a good chance of being sustainable. I should also add somewhere in there grass, which as compost is becoming the primary driver of fertility for the food crops.

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 · June 23 at 1:41pm

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Nancy Evans Don't forget the possibility of green plum wine!

The Golden Delicious is producing a half-dozen of these; intriguingly they all seem to be starting out upside-down. — at Folly-Up-The-Creek.

Just one inch in diameter, the mystery fruit turns out to be a plum of some kind. There will be lots, so I hope they're edible. — at Folly-Up-The-Creek.