What is this fruit

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    This is from a tree round the corner from us, fruit starting to fall off the tree now.

    Initially, I wondered if it was some sort of cherry, but it is really quite a hard fruit - any ideas?

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    I'd say a wild cherry.
     
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      Are they edible/brewable?
       
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      pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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      Possibly crab apple.
      Bit late for cherries.
       
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      It is remarkably hard. I will cut it in half so we can see the inside, back in a min
       
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      Here it is sliced in half

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      Its an apple
       
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        As Pete says, it`s a crab apple.
         
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          Thanks gents :)
           
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          And as such very usable for your Wine making or Crab apple Jelly.
           
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            I found a wine recipe, but it suggested that it would require fermentation of 12-24 months? They do seem like quite a dry fruit right enough
             
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            Probably best to buy a pound of apples :biggrin:
             
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