ID these fruit trees

Hi I have several of these fruit trees. They grow tall and slim with branches almost vertical. The fruit grows to the size of a large marble and become dark purple. They fruits for the first time last year but the birds ate them before I could try them. Any ideas?

 

Hi @Craigbinns and welcome to GC.

Sounds like it could be Prunus cerasifera, the Cherry Plum. I have the P migra with purple leaves. I made a lovely Slivalich with mine.

In saying that, I am not sure because of the branches going skyward!

No doubt someone else will come along shortly and give you a correct ID.

 

Look like either damsons or greengages to me. Do you know what colour they turn when they're fully ripe? Most damsons are purple (but not all). It does depend on how big your marble is that you're comparing against, of course.

 

Hard to be sure from your image.
Maybe a wild plum or bullace...Prunus domestica....branches tend to be more vertical

prunus domestica tree - Google Search


Bullace - Wikipedia

When fruits are ripe do please add a clear close up.
Also a pic to show the shape of the stone.

cherry plum/Plums/bullace seeds are oval in shape

 

Mine are cherry shaped, nearly like marbles. P domestica does sound right.

 

I' d say about the size of a dobbie! We have various plums and damsons so thinking maybe greengage. The shape of the trees are very different to our other fruit trees.

 

Since they're only young, and based on the time of year and fruit development, I'd bet on some kind of gage. Certainly could be any of the others, but they're less common.

 

Greengage.

Cherry Plums and Damsons are much smaller, of a different shape, and look nothing like that. I pick all three every year (and know somebody in our village with Bullace growing in their garden).