trillium2cv that's a lovely photo, I'm glad to see birds eating the Red Sentinel. I didn't notice any last year but the tree is in the front garden and I only go in the front at night.
Ginglygangly your wild trees were probably Malus sylvestris the native crab. It’s more widespread in the south.
Whereabouts in Suffolk Ginglygangly? I grew up and spent most of my life in Suffolk too
We lived in a little village near Mildenhall. Dad worked at the USAF base. There was what had been an ancestral park behind our house, full of ancient oak trees for us kids to climb, and my friends and I used to go on regular hedgerow foraging trips in the Autumn. I remember one time Mum asked us to collect a pail of wild rosehips, to make rosehip jelly. Some hours later, my sister and I returned and presented her with a bucket full of carefully collected Hawthorn berries it was a great place for kids then, we were outside running around whenever we could, and my Dad and I used to watch and name the numerous species of wild birds that visited our garden. Happy days
my post crossed with yours Dove! friend of mine lives in Clare and we went for a drive round your way last summer. Absolutely lovely - I hadn't been back to Suffolk for years and years
I've made a pretty tasty Hawthorn wine from the berries in the past. You can also use them in a Hedgerow jelly Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has a recipe on the net.
Clare is gorgeous
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Hi Nut. I got them initially for the birds then got sucked in making jelly since my mum got rid of her tree and I missed the jelly. I was like a kid in a sweet shop then and wanted them all, only going for the bigger fruit varieties and no double flowers. I'm a confident grafter now so my plan is to see which ones do best and graft over or get rid of the others.
I've made a pretty tasty Hawthorn wine from the berries in the past. You can also use them in a Hedgerow jelly Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has a recipe on the net.
Clare is gorgeous
Have you tried it Dove? The Haws don't really taste of anything. I was going to have a go but I couldn't see it tasting of much. Rowan on the other hand is pretty potent stuff. I made two lots of Rowan Jelly this year. I used Bramleys for the first batch and tiny apples for the second. I say tiny apples because although they're the size of crabs they actually taste really nice if you get sun ripened ones. I assume its a 'pippin' tree from the original owner in the 30+'s. Both batches tasted the same.
I've made a pretty tasty Hawthorn wine from the berries in the past. You can also use them in a Hedgerow jelly Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has a recipe on the net.
I've made a pretty tasty Hawthorn wine from the berries in the past. You can also use them in a Hedgerow jelly Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has a recipe on the net.
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trillium2cv that's a lovely photo, I'm glad to see birds eating the Red Sentinel. I didn't notice any last year but the tree is in the front garden and I only go in the front at night.
Ginglygangly your wild trees were probably Malus sylvestris the native crab. It’s more widespread in the south.
Trillium - love that red sentinel - now where might i find room ......
We lived in a little village near Mildenhall. Dad worked at the USAF base. There was what had been an ancestral park behind our house, full of ancient oak trees for us kids to climb, and my friends and I used to go on regular hedgerow foraging trips in the Autumn. I remember one time Mum asked us to collect a pail of wild rosehips, to make rosehip jelly. Some hours later, my sister and I returned and presented her with a bucket full of carefully collected Hawthorn berries
it was a great place for kids then, we were outside running around whenever we could, and my Dad and I used to watch and name the numerous species of wild birds that visited our garden. Happy days
Hawthorns were called bread and cheese, even if they didt taste like it !
I know the area , it's lovely around there. I lived further east, in the area between Debenham, Saxmundham and Halesworth.
Bread and cheese is the new hawthorn leaves in the spring - really tasty http://www.plant-lore.com/plantofthemonth/bread-and-cheese/
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I've heard that. Is it the leaves that are supposed to taste like that? Mum didn't have much use for the berries!
my post crossed with yours Dove! friend of mine lives in Clare and we went for a drive round your way last summer. Absolutely lovely - I hadn't been back to Suffolk for years and years
I've made a pretty tasty Hawthorn wine from the berries in the past. You can also use them in a Hedgerow jelly Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has a recipe on the net.
Clare is gorgeous
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Hi Nut. I got them initially for the birds then got sucked in making jelly since my mum got rid of her tree and I missed the jelly. I was like a kid in a sweet shop then and wanted them all, only going for the bigger fruit varieties and no double flowers. I'm a confident grafter now so my plan is to see which ones do best and graft over or get rid of the others.
Have you tried it Dove? The Haws don't really taste of anything. I was going to have a go but I couldn't see it tasting of much. Rowan on the other hand is pretty potent stuff. I made two lots of Rowan Jelly this year. I used Bramleys for the first batch and tiny apples for the second. I say tiny apples because although they're the size of crabs they actually taste really nice if you get sun ripened ones. I assume its a 'pippin' tree from the original owner in the 30+'s. Both batches tasted the same.
Have you got a favourite? I didn't get home in time to get photos of the others but it's going to bright tomorrow so I'll do it then.