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Mulberry · Peach · Pear · Plum
🗓 Season: May · June · July · August · September · October
🔍 When is it ripe?
Mulberry: Ripe when fully coloured (white, red, or black by species) and falls at a touch. Spread a sheet and shake the branches. Extremely perishable — process or eat immediately.
Peach: Background skin colour shifts from green to yellow; red blush is variety-dependent and not a reliable indicator. Fruit yields to gentle pressure near the stem end. Fragrant aroma at the base. Harvest when it detaches with a slight twist — no tugging needed.
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.
Community Garden at Neal Park
Along the road are a good variety of fruit trees, including pears, plums, peaches, and a mulberry bush (very rare in this area). In addition, this garden is set up so that anyone can come and harvest/volunteer as they please, but be modest in what you take.
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