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Apple (Malus) · Pear · Plum
📍 Bearfield Recreation Ground, 8 Ashley Rd, Bradford-on-Avon BA15 1RR, 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.
Pear: Unlike apples, pears ripen from the inside out. Harvest when the skin colour lightens and the fruit separates with a gentle upward twist. Ripen off the tree at room temperature — leave on a counter until the neck yields to thumb pressure.
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.
A small patch of 10 trees or so is maintained by Climate Friendly Bradford-on-Avon. The trees are a few years old and, in 2020, there are apples, pears and plums on the trees. Signage also indicates trees around the border of the park and gives details on collecting seed and growing out these larger trees.
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