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    Fruit tree blossom ID??

    I wondered if anyone has found a site which ID's fruit trees by their blossom?

    The reason is that I picked up some 'sticks with roots on' from Lidl about 6 years ago- no labels but they were some type of variety of plum family.

    All but 2 died - one gave 3 fruit last year for the first time- think it's a greengage- but the other one has borken into blossom today for the first time ever ( REALLY exciting!!! )

    No idea what it is but it has small white flowers spaced well apart. The tree has thorns on up to2" long.
    I did think it was a mirabelle but having seen the flowers I'm not so sure now

    Has anyone found a site I can compare my blossom on?
    "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

    Location....Normandy France
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    Could it be a rootstock flowering Nicos? Those 2" thorns sound a bit ominous. I've had plum trees and a greengage from Lidl and they've suckered like mad - the suckers are a different colour to the proper trunk.

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    • #3
      Plums don't usually have thorns. Could you post some pictures?

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      • #4
        Does it look like this?

        Location - Leicestershire - Chisit-land
        Endless wonder.

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        • #5
          Plum tree blossom is very difficult to ID, because all plum species have very similar / identical blossom.

          Plum rootstocks can be fairly thorny - so if yours is thorny it is a good indication the rootstock has started growing and the grafted variety has died off. They will produce flowers like normal plum trees, and gage-like fruits - here is a photo of a St. Julien plum rootstock which has been allowed to grow and fruit: .

          The fruits are edible but bland and tasteless.

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          • #6
            Mothhawk...I'll nip and have a look!...

            OK-
            Urmmm- sort of- but no- not exactly the same.

            The leaves are growing along the stem and thorns in an open spiral- every 2cm or so, and with every leaf bud is one white flower.
            The thorns are thinner too.


            (I'll try and get a piccie on here but last time I tried I managed to delete the piccie!)
            "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

            Location....Normandy France

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            • #7
              Just found this old thread of mine!
              Update....it turned out to be a mirabelle Plum!
              "Nicos, Queen of Gooooogle" and... GYO's own Miss Marple

              Location....Normandy France

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              • #8
                How lovely - I love Mirabelles. Even more the liqueur made from them.

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