Foraging: Cherry plums

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  • @2fluffybunnies
    @2fluffybunnies 6 років тому +8

    that image is incredible. lady with a basket, on a road leading to the forest.... fairy tale!

  • @harriettejensen479
    @harriettejensen479 5 років тому +3

    I have both red and yellow cherry plums growing in my back yard. The the yellow plums were here when I moved in. The red plum is one that I grew from the seed of a wild plum that I really liked the taste of. The yellow plums grow 20 ft tall, but the red is smaller, about 12 feet with dark red leaves and pink flowers.

  • @OldWaysGardeningandPrepping

    Happy to have found your channel looking for more information on these trees. Looking forward to watching more of your videos. Take care and have a blessed day. 🍀
    Blessings,
    Teresa

  • @Rita-rt6ec
    @Rita-rt6ec 5 місяців тому

    I just discovered this fruit on a tree that sprung up on its own in my yard in Rescue, California (Northern California) Your video was the most informative and I know I can eat them or make jam! Thank you!

  • @acquario213
    @acquario213 4 роки тому +3

    I'm in Northern California, little town called Petaluma. I just discovered this type of fruit and there are several trees in the hiking hills by our house. Some are getting very sweet now. I love eating handfuls each time I do the loop around the area.

    •  4 роки тому

      I've seen these around too. They're pretty good

    • @A55-s9d
      @A55-s9d 2 роки тому +2

      In San Francisco, a cherry plum grew in my yard. I didn't plant it. I don't know how the seed got there. Very sweet fruit. But you have to eat about 20 of them.

  • @Nathan_VC
    @Nathan_VC 5 років тому +3

    I live in London and one of these trees grew out of nowhere in our garden! One day an old Bulgarian lady came and knocked on our door to ask if she could pick some 😮 so we helped her fill a whole bag full of them!

    • @GrownToCook
      @GrownToCook  5 років тому

      How awesome that it appeared in your garden spontaneously! It is such a beautiful tree when flowering too :)

  • @PhilAndersonShadyAcresWoodshop
    @PhilAndersonShadyAcresWoodshop 5 років тому +2

    Very interesting information you have provided in this video, thank you! I came to this video as a reference from a friend that has provided me with wood from Cherry Plum trees. I use it in woodturning and it is a very beautiful, rewarding wood to turn. The bark on the tree makes the beautiful wood stand out even more in my natural edge bowls. So, we can get shade, fruit and even a bowl to put the fruit in, all from the same tree!
    Phil

    • @GrownToCook
      @GrownToCook  5 років тому

      That's so interesting to hear, Phil! Thanks for sharing about your experience with the cherry plum wood! I'm sure the bowls you make must be beautiful :)

    • @ninecreekfarm
      @ninecreekfarm 2 роки тому +1

      Phil, holler at us if you need any more. We just had a 100 year old rootstock tree get windthrown. These trees have gorgeous wood. Would love to see some of your work as well - will reach out directly.

  • @bottletreefarm7669
    @bottletreefarm7669 6 років тому +1

    I loved seeing the countryside!!

    • @GrownToCook
      @GrownToCook  6 років тому

      Bottletree Farm It’s the landscape of my childhood- I started to truly appreciate it once I moved to the Netherlands where there’s very little nature;)

  • @aylamirizadeh277
    @aylamirizadeh277 6 років тому +2

    In America I think people call them wild plums. They're hard to find where I am so I planted the tree in my backyard. I like the sour variety for making sauces and drying. Pickling/lacto fermenting them is good too.

    • @GrownToCook
      @GrownToCook  6 років тому

      Aika M Thanks for sharing! I’ve only ever fermented vegetables- how do you ferment the plums?

    • @aylamirizadeh277
      @aylamirizadeh277 6 років тому +1

      Its done the same way as you would do cucumbers. You just have to pick the plums when they're firm or slightly unripe. Green plums work best.You can also do a canning method by using hot water. Fill jars with plum, salt (1tbs salt for 1 kilo jar), spices of you choice( bay leaves, garlic, peppercorns, mint, dill) and then pour hot water in the jar and tightly close the lid. Leave it in a cool place for 7-10 and its ready to eat. Recently I saw some people make a Japanese style umeboshi using wild plums and it looked really interesting. I haven't tried it yet but want to try making it one of these days. I'll leave a link if you want to check it out. www.rootedfood.com/recipes/2015/8/24/umeboshi-with-california-wild-plums

  • @kirkbrown8189
    @kirkbrown8189 Рік тому

    Lots of cherry plums in the hedgerow here in Suffolk in the UK. They make a good wine (as do most prunus in my experience) but they also make an excellent liqueur. Soak in spirit with a little sugar and honey, avoid making it too sweet, you can always sweeten the solution more later (if you need to) but not the reverse! Pick in late summer and drink at Christmas, nature’s free gift!

    • @GrownToCook
      @GrownToCook  Рік тому

      Sounds delicious, I will keep it in mind!

  • @patriciabartlett7114
    @patriciabartlett7114 3 роки тому

    I just discovered 5-6 trees in my neighborhood in Aiken, SC in the USA. Tried the fruit & they are delicious. They’re yellow to orange in color.

  • @CastInaYak
    @CastInaYak 3 роки тому

    We added one in the backyard here in Alabama, USA. I'm looking forward to making some Plum Brandy for gifts to friends and my wife is looking forward to making some jam spread for toast. Thank you for video.

    • @GrownToCook
      @GrownToCook  3 роки тому

      I’m glad you enjoyed it, Aaron! We have a few plants in our edible hedge at home and they are full of flower buds so I have high hopes for the coming season!

  • @jimmytowle4990
    @jimmytowle4990 Рік тому

    Also have cherry plums here in Pyrenees SW France . All types ❤

  • @melstill
    @melstill 5 років тому

    I have a reddish/purple cherry plum growing in my backyard. It has the absolute best plum flavor I've ever found. The tree is getting too big so I'd like to cut it back as I can't use even a fraction of the fruit it produces. Luckily the deer like them too and eat everything that lands on the ground and as high as they can reach.

  • @ashleys7631
    @ashleys7631 2 роки тому

    I just found a baby tree on our property today, the birds must have planted it because we didn’t. First thing I did was take propagation clippings so I can plant it where I want them. Feel like I just won the lottery. Mother Natures birds bring us gifts daily we just have to tend the right plants.

  • @coolmantoole
    @coolmantoole 4 роки тому

    I don't think a true cherry plum can take the disease pressure in my area of the USA (SE Georgia), but I have a Mariana plums which is a hybrid between P. caricifera and P. munsonia (Munson plum) which has delicious fruit. In fact it's makes the best tasting plums that I have ever eaten. I have a young Sprite plum which is another cherryplum hybrid which will bloom for the first time this year, and another one that I just planted called Auburn University Cherry. We shall see how they both do. Nice video.

  • @treesagreen4191
    @treesagreen4191 6 років тому +1

    About 500 metres from my home is a house whose hedge is cherry plum heaven. It's obviously been put in as a good hedging plant and I don't know if the owner knows. But on my way to work last year, I was picking enough every day to give me a good snack. There were yellow and pinky/red ones and some were nicer than others. I only spotted them because the ripe ones were making a nasty mess on the pavement 😉

    • @GrownToCook
      @GrownToCook  6 років тому

      Theresa Munson That’s lovely, Theresa! So often people ignore wild fruits :)

  • @soniarose1387
    @soniarose1387 6 років тому

    Beautiful place!

  • @sandyralston5814
    @sandyralston5814 6 років тому +2

    Sounds like the wild plums we had when I was growing up in Georgia, USA. They were lite red color when ripe. I wish I could find a tree now.

    • @GrownToCook
      @GrownToCook  6 років тому +1

      Sandy Ralston They could very well be the same thing! There are so many here this year, I wish I could send you some:)

    • @bottletreefarm7669
      @bottletreefarm7669 6 років тому +1

      Sandy Ralston we still have those her in Randolph Co, AL. Every Fall I intend on moving some into my food forest while they are dormant but I always forget :-(

    • @TheBigjay927
      @TheBigjay927 6 років тому +1

      www.willisorchards.com/product/american-plum-seedling#.W3ucqOhKiUk

    • @sandyralston5814
      @sandyralston5814 6 років тому

      Jere Woolsey thanks! The picture does not look the same but i will try it. Thanks again!

    • @sandyralston5814
      @sandyralston5814 6 років тому

      Bottletree Farm would you pm me when you have time?

  • @Stevenantel
    @Stevenantel 5 років тому

    I am not sure if they grow wild here in Canada, but it's very possible. However, there are cultivars available here for home gardeners. I grow three varieties. Manor, Convoy, and Kapa. They are a great snack fruit!

    • @GrownToCook
      @GrownToCook  5 років тому

      Thanks for sharing that! Very interesting to hear about the varieties - not many named varieties are actually available here, though I'd like to try the red-leaved 'Trailblazer' :)

  • @ingeleonora-denouden6222
    @ingeleonora-denouden6222 4 роки тому

    I don't remember if I watched this video before and reacted. Anyway: there are a few of those trees, with yellow fruits (quite sour) growing along the back alley behind the street where I live. I pick them and make jam.

  • @marcoseaspina9962
    @marcoseaspina9962 4 роки тому

    Good video..waiting for more plants videos..

  • @nanidjalib2785
    @nanidjalib2785 3 роки тому

    I am living in Georgia and bought the 1st time in my live cherry plums even I didn't know about their existence. Those I bought are purple of color and more sour then lemon. I try to eat them but to be honest this is the first and last time I bought them because they are much to sour.

  • @naseerahmad-nv6pc
    @naseerahmad-nv6pc Рік тому

    Great information

  • @linuxgameplayxp6246
    @linuxgameplayxp6246 3 роки тому

    These grow everywhere in Romania. People make țuică (brandy) from them.

  • @kurlykonchannel
    @kurlykonchannel 3 роки тому

    We just built a house in Va., USA. My plant app says we have two cherry plums. The app is wrong quite a bit so was wondering if you could identify it?

  • @dinekebarendrecht3654
    @dinekebarendrecht3654 6 років тому +1

    Hoi vera, in het boek 'zoet,zuur en zout' van Diana Henry vond ik het recept voor Georgische pruimensaus. De ingedienten: 500 gram pruimen, 25 gram of meer basterdsuiker, flinke snuf zout, 50 ml rode wijnazijn, 3 teentjes knoflook, 2tl pikante paprikapoeder, sap van halve citrien, 2 eetlepels gehakte munt, 3 eetl gehakte koriander of peterselie. Allles koken tot het een mooie saus is. Minus citroen en verse kruiden. Die later toevoegen. Eet smakelijk.

    • @GrownToCook
      @GrownToCook  6 років тому

      dineke barendrecht Dank je wel, Dineke! Super, ga ik proberen!

    • @treesagreen4191
      @treesagreen4191 6 років тому

      Would you translate this please? I'm guessing bits knoflook is that garlic? Wijnazijn is that wine or wine vinegar? I made a plum ketchup several years ago which sounds very similar. Delicious but deadly to make without goggles 😆had every door and window open in the house!

    • @dinekebarendrecht3654
      @dinekebarendrecht3654 6 років тому

      `indeed: knoflook is garlic, wijnazijn is winevinegar, basterdsuiker can be replaced by any kind of sugar, munt is mint, koriander is coriander, peterselie is parsley, citroen equivalent to lemon, you can replace the pikante paprikapoeder by any kind of pepper. Boil all the ingredients together without the lemon and the herbs. You add those afterwards

    • @treesagreen4191
      @treesagreen4191 6 років тому

      dineke barendrecht thank you!

    • @GrownToCook
      @GrownToCook  6 років тому +1

      I made the sauce tonight and we like it a lot - will try to make one more batch later this week. Thank you, Dineke!!

  • @kroegermarkus1170
    @kroegermarkus1170 6 років тому +1

    My green reineclaudes are ripe too.

    • @GrownToCook
      @GrownToCook  6 років тому

      Kroeger Markus Lovely! We planted a Reine claude verte in our Dutch garden 2y ago and I can’t wait for the first fruit!

    • @kroegermarkus1170
      @kroegermarkus1170 6 років тому

      They are extremely sweet and aromatic.

  • @oandreealavinia
    @oandreealavinia 6 років тому

    In Romania we have a terrible year, some trees are not fruiting at all due to frost that affected all the flowers in springtime. In my garden, no peaches, no apricot, no plums, no quince, no almonds, no cherries. Only few walnuts, purple cherry plums and sour cherry, apples.

    • @GrownToCook
      @GrownToCook  6 років тому +1

      Andreea Lavinia Onuta Oh no, that’s so sad! Here it’s the exact opposite- too much fruit to eat or process!

  • @amyjones2490
    @amyjones2490 6 років тому

    Plum ketchup is delicious and chutneys would be good too.

    • @GrownToCook
      @GrownToCook  6 років тому

      William Jones We made a batch of cherry plum ketchup-like sauce yesterday and love it! I’ll try to make some plum-apple chutney too (there’s a lot of apples too in my parents’ garden;))

  • @delart2
    @delart2 4 роки тому

    I just tried a red one from a tree in my yard. It was tart, but enjoyable. I’m about 160km north of New York City.

    • @CJM-rg5rt
      @CJM-rg5rt 3 роки тому

      They are great at apricot size. Are yours only half-dollar size cuz my tree was like that up until the year before it got black knot fungus that quickly killed the adult tree. Terrible timing but they aren't native anyway so nature had a solution.

    • @delart2
      @delart2 3 роки тому

      @@CJM-rg5rt yes, half-dollar size. Red and yellow. And not too many on the tree. The tree is right next to a stump that was a purple leaf plum tree that succumbed to something.

    • @CJM-rg5rt
      @CJM-rg5rt 3 роки тому

      @@delart2 I hope they grow to good eating size but that fungus getting established is death sentence (see pictures). The purple one probably got a cut at some point and just like a animal became infected.

  • @Ash-xx5zd
    @Ash-xx5zd 5 років тому +1

    I love this video. A bit cultural as in western worlds, its not common to just be walking around trying fruit. Lol.

  • @randallbaker4293
    @randallbaker4293 3 роки тому

    I liked your video. I only wish that you had provided some close-ups of the fruit and the leaves.

  • @ninecreekfarm
    @ninecreekfarm 2 роки тому

    We are so glad to find other fruit growing enthusiasts who have fallen in love with these Prunus cerisefera. We have an orchard full of them where their cultivars were overtaken by the P. cerisefera rootstock. I'm so glad you're taking on some of these more unique recipes for them. We are working on a pickled charcuterie plum recipe with unripe red cherry plums, using our yellow cherry plums in a umeboshi-like recipe. Would love to hear your results on the sour/spicy sauce from Georgia. Here's another I found here on UA-cam for pickled cherry plums using a Cambodian recipe. ua-cam.com/video/g6zg1Mmg6bU/v-deo.html

    • @GrownToCook
      @GrownToCook  2 роки тому

      Pickling sounds interesting! I am a pickling enthousiast and last fall I went a little overboard pickling every veg we had in the garden :) The Georgian recipe: I liked it, it is a nice condiment, but I thought the addition of mint was a little overpowering and would probably leave that out next time

  • @pacicinchiaricurri2236
    @pacicinchiaricurri2236 3 роки тому

    Does it taste like a standard prune?

    • @GrownToCook
      @GrownToCook  3 роки тому

      Not quite, but close to normal plums. As I say in the video we found one growing wild that actually tasted very similar to apricots - I'm thinking whether I could take a cutting :)

  • @tanvir733
    @tanvir733 4 роки тому

    I have a hybrid Plum tree for almost 7 years but never get chance to eat one. Why I am not having plum on my tree?

    • @c.rob2323
      @c.rob2323 4 роки тому +1

      Lack of a pollinator tree would be a good guess.

    • @c.rob2323
      @c.rob2323 4 роки тому

      Try planting a Stanley plum in that area or something

  • @tinak6281
    @tinak6281 4 роки тому

    I found them by accident near a road in Germany. Ever since that I tried to grow a cherry plum tree, but to no avail. I have not yet been able to grow one which makes me so sad, as it is said to be so easy to grow them ... 😔😥

    • @RichardT-bz4yj
      @RichardT-bz4yj 3 роки тому

      Hi Tina, This video may be helpful to you... I have one of these trees at the end of my garden, and it has a few fruits on; it would have had more if I prune it at the right time. It seems you might need to break the kernel in order for the seed in the middle to become exposed to water and to germinate. It's an experiment, I will be careful not to flood with water (holes in bottom of tub for excess to drain). Good Luck! ua-cam.com/video/6meOZWb3a0o/v-deo.html

  • @milzijex7340
    @milzijex7340 4 роки тому

    You need to describe the fruit stone