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Apple (Malus) · Blackberry · Cherry · Rose
📍 CQMF+HH Corsham, UK
🗓 Season: August · September · October · November · July · June
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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.
Cherry: Deep red and glossy; stem pulls cleanly. Taste is the best test — sweet and juicy when ripe, still astringent if picked too early.
Rose: Rose hips (swollen seed pods) ripen to red or orange after flowering. Pick when fully coloured and slightly soft. Remove the seeds and hairs inside (irritating). Very high in vitamin C; excellent for syrup, tea, and jelly. Leave some for birds in winter.
the fenced area is used by dog walkers (ask them for code), tho if access if abused they'll rebuke it so be good! there is regular security patrols, so unless you're a dog walker you'll probably be asked to leave- take doggy with you. there is an ABUNDANCE of blackberries, wild rose, a whole orchard, and small amounts of cherries. takes about 45 mins to walk the whole area, the blackberries are everywhere and the orchard to the right of the fence by rudloe manor
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