Plum collapse

fallen branch

We're located just a short distance from the Vale of Evesham, famous for its fruit and vegetable production and, true to form, we have an abundance of fruit in this season. Our plum, pear and apple trees are well laden, to the point that our main plum tree partially collapsed earlier this week. One of the main branches of the tree in our front garden snapped off at the weekend, and I'm still in the process of clearing it up.

Still plenty of fruit on the wounded tree

As well as salvaging the wood for our log fires over winter, I'm collecting as many of the unripe plums as I can to hopefully use them for chutney, green plum jam, and maybe even some plum liqueur. We've also been foisting them on (sorry, offering them) to friends. So far I've collected four baskets worth, and we still have most of the plums on the tree.
The branches and any slightly damaged plums are going to the goats, who now seem to have developed quite a taste for all things plum.
Nothing goes to waste here if we can help it!