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Apple (Malus) · Crabapple · European bird cherry · European pear (Pyrus communis 'Conference') · Plum · elderberry
📍 Ridge Way, Wyesham, Monmouth NP25 3JX, UK
🗓 Season: August · September · October · November
🔍 When is it ripe?
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.
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.
Plum: Colour fully develops (purple, red, or yellow by variety) and a waxy bloom appears on the skin. Softens slightly at the tip. Taste-test for sweetness — European plums are better slightly soft; Japanese types can be harvested firmer.
elderberry: Dark blue-black clusters when ripe. Cook thoroughly before eating — raw berries are mildly toxic. Ripe when all berries are dark and clusters hang downward.
2.5 hectare Community woodland with small 10 tree orchard (saplings planted spring 2018). A large number of wild cherry throughout the woodland. With elder and an old crab apple. Public access all year, easily accessible.
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