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Blackthorn · Common hawthorn · Crabapple · English oak (Quercus robur 'Fastigiata') · Rowan
📍 953X+VH Kingsbridge, UK
🗓 Season: September · October · November · August
🔍 When is it ripe?
Blackthorn: Sloe berries: small, round, blue-black with a heavy bloom. Intensely astringent raw — traditionally harvested after the first frost, which breaks down tannins. Best used for sloe gin or jelly. Spiny branches — wear gloves when harvesting.
Common hawthorn: Bright to dark red haws. Harvest when fully red and slightly soft. Young leaves (May) and flowers are also edible. Haws best for jelly; one large seed per berry.
Crabapple: Small apples ripen from green to red, yellow, or orange by variety. Very tart raw but excellent for jelly and cider. Ripe when the colour is fully developed and the fruit lifts off with a gentle twist.
Rowan: Bright orange-red berry clusters. Intensely bitter raw due to parasorbic acid — cook or freeze before eating. Excellent for rowan jelly (traditional with game). Ripe when fully orange-red and slightly soft.
Multiple oak, sloe, rowan and hawthorn trees across the site, mostly within the earthworks of the Iron Age Hillfort, but a large cluster next to the car park. A single crabapple tree within the medieval castle earthworks.
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