I think there is a sloe bush growing where I live (netherlands ) but I am not sure.
doesn't look like PLUMS at all, but smaller...which is what I was expecting
how can I tell for sure?
how do I recognize a sloe bush?
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Re: how do I recognize a sloe bush?
Sounds likely. I always do a google image search, then you get lots of pictures to check against.
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Rachel
Take nobody's word for it, especially not mine! If I offer you an ID of something based on a photo, please treat it as a guess, and a starting point for further investigations.
My blog: http://growingthingsandmakingthings.blogspot.com/
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Re: how do I recognize a sloe bush?
Sloe fruit looks like a small plum and usually has a pale powdery blue bloom over a glossy almost black fruit - but it doesn't always have the bloom, and sometimes not all fruit on the same tree will have it.
Cut open the fruit is a drupe (plum-like) with a central stone rather than individual seeds.
The thorns aren't always obvious.
Link <- the photos on this page are pretty good.
Can you post a photo showing the fruit and the leaves?
Cut open the fruit is a drupe (plum-like) with a central stone rather than individual seeds.
The thorns aren't always obvious.
Link <- the photos on this page are pretty good.
Can you post a photo showing the fruit and the leaves?
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