Could this be a Mirabelle Plum Tree?

[selfraising]

Behind our houses is a tall tree which produces cherry sized fruits every year. They are smooth and yellow. I was always told they are greengages but am now thinking it might be a Mirabelle Plum. Can anyone confirm this and if so can I make something with them?

[Two_Sheds]

Cherry plum prunus cerasifera is yellow or red.
Makes wine, jam, same as normal plums.

[Nicos]

Oh yum!!!

I had to leave mine on my lottie

I'm hoping to get a yellow and a red one this autumn!

I just ate mine- or froze them for crumbles ( wasn't a huge tree)

My greengage goes yellowy/green when very ripe- and the fruit size is about the same as if you make a circle with the tip of your thumb and 1st finger!
Mirabelles are smaller.

Lucky you!!!!

[selfraising]

Oh yum!!!

I had to leave mine on my lottie

I'm hoping to get a yellow and a red one this autumn!

I just ate mine- or froze them for crumbles ( wasn't a huge tree)

My greengage goes yellowy/green when very ripe- and the fruit size is about the same as if you make a circle with the tip of your thumb and 1st finger!
Mirabelles are smaller.

Lucky you!!!!

Definitely a Mirabelle then It is loaded with fruit so will be going round with a large container

[roitelet]

Awash with Mirabelles this year so have made jam, chutney and highly alcoholic hooch.

[purplekat]

Mirabelles are normally bigger, the size of a victoria but round - Prunus x domestica var. syriaca

See here for picture
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirabelle_plum


Sounds like you've got a cherry plum or myrobalan - Prunus cerasifera
Most of the pictures are red fruit but they do occasionly have yellow ones
AgroAtlas - Crops - Prunus cerasifera Ehrh. - Cherry-plum.

Still nice though!