That makes sense…we had cherry blossom in our garden and plum trees in the orchard where I grew up, so I should have noticed the differences 😊. Thought of you and your reds last week…came across a brand of handmade watercolour called Florence Paintmakers…a Cumbrian company using local pigments, (and mead ) making pastels and individual watercolour blocks in tins…half a dozen colours in all, including an earthy orange and a deep red 😊
It’s sweet of you to think of my sketch. I love the Florence Paintmakers’ orange and red hues and nostalgic little tins. It’s a shame their products seem to be only available in the UK.
yeah, It's really difficult to tell the difference for untrained eyes. Cherry petals are often more pointed with a slight split. An easier way to tell the difference is the bloom time. Plum blossoms usually bloom earlier, around Dec-Mar, while cherry blossoms bloom later, around Mar-Apr.
I like plums, it interestingly very rarely buy them to eat, primarily for making Plum Sauce and Plum Jam. I’m not sure why I don’t eat them, maybe it is because my memories of the blood plums that grew on our tree at home were so delicious, I have me over found one in the Supermarket to replicate them.
A delightful read. Thank you, Bree.
Thanks Nelson for your kind words. Glad that my post brings you joy..
I hadn’t really appreciated the differences between the two 😊
That makes sense…we had cherry blossom in our garden and plum trees in the orchard where I grew up, so I should have noticed the differences 😊. Thought of you and your reds last week…came across a brand of handmade watercolour called Florence Paintmakers…a Cumbrian company using local pigments, (and mead ) making pastels and individual watercolour blocks in tins…half a dozen colours in all, including an earthy orange and a deep red 😊
It’s sweet of you to think of my sketch. I love the Florence Paintmakers’ orange and red hues and nostalgic little tins. It’s a shame their products seem to be only available in the UK.
I have yet to test them out, will let you know how they perform😊
looking forward to it😄
I replied in one of Carl’s posts, as I couldn’t add photos here for some reason 😊
yeah, It's really difficult to tell the difference for untrained eyes. Cherry petals are often more pointed with a slight split. An easier way to tell the difference is the bloom time. Plum blossoms usually bloom earlier, around Dec-Mar, while cherry blossoms bloom later, around Mar-Apr.
I like plums, it interestingly very rarely buy them to eat, primarily for making Plum Sauce and Plum Jam. I’m not sure why I don’t eat them, maybe it is because my memories of the blood plums that grew on our tree at home were so delicious, I have me over found one in the Supermarket to replicate them.