a good days foraging

[kernowyon]

I went to my 'secret' damson tree to see how things were progressig during my lunch break today and whilst there I noticed in all the nettles and undergrown another tree of interest. i fought my way in and found that it was a plum tree, with hundreds of ripe plums (guess who making jam soon!) and a fig tree, which the birds have got too first.

but even better than that was a mulberry in behind that.

I am working again tomorrow so I will try to get a few piccies, i just now need to work out how to stop them being too overgrown whilst not making it too obvious that I have been there, this is on waste ground from an old convent that a part has had a development on, but the rest is between the building and a public field.

ps anyone know how and when to take cuttings from mulberries?

[SarzWix]

Fantastic! I had a 'secret' damson tree, but it's been chopped down for 'access' But I still have a crowd of bullace trees that are a great alternative to sloes I haven't been to check them yet this year, but they're probably somewhere near ready now...

Haven't a clue about mulberry cuttings, but I would think they'll be the same as other hardwoood cuttings?

[RedThorn]

In Africa the sticks couldn't be used as stakes as the things kept rooting ....

EDIT: so hopefully they'll grow as easily here