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Apple (Malus) · Blackberry · Mirabelle plum
📍 Pianogatan 21, 271 92 Ystad, Sweden
🗓 Season: August · September · October · November · July
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Apple (Malus): Background skin colour shifts from green toward yellow; seeds turn brown when ripe. Fruit separates from the spur with a gentle upward twist. Aroma develops near the base. Wild Malus fruit is often small and tart — excellent for cider and jelly.
Blackberry: Fully black (not red or dark red) and comes off the stem with no resistance — zero pull. Dull rather than shiny; a shiny black berry is still slightly underripe and tart. Eat the same day for best flavour.
Mirabelle plum: Small golden-yellow plums with a reddish blush when ripe. Very sweet and aromatic. Ripen from late July; fall freely when ready. Pick as soon as they soften — they ferment quickly on the branch.
Lots of apples, blackberries, and plums in this spot (walk around max 10 meters in any direction). The bushes and trees are inside school/municipality property. Sweden's freedom to roam – or “allemansrätten” means you can be in the property (just perhaps don't go during school hours) and pick fruit.
Bit of a warning: this village is 50-50 left-right wing, so be mindful if you see someone nearby who looks unhappy. You have the right to take the fruit (and in late July to late August there's a lot of fruit that will just rot), but try to be careful when engaging with people? Don't take a suitcase full of fruit? Come later in the day?
I wish I had better advice, but that's what works for me. I want to avoid confrontation even if it's my right to be there, but it pains me to see wonderful fruit rotting away.
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