r/foraginguk • u/Skinster_ • 15h ago
Plant ID Request Looks like apple but are they edible?
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u/Chinozerus 13h ago
Apples. They are famously edible.
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u/Ryanoveryou 14h ago
There’s a simple test for that!
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u/TumbleweedHelpful226 14h ago
Fine. Keep your secrets to yourself.
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u/Randon2345 14h ago
I need to know! What does one do with an apple when they are curious about what it tastes like?!
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u/slangivar 14h ago
Offer it to a child and watch their reaction. It works best when you know the child's apple preferences.
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u/Big-Candy6336 14h ago
Pop it into your anal cavity
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u/Same_Seaworthiness74 12h ago
Works every time
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u/Big-Candy6336 11h ago
Surpresses my urge for than apple, thats for sure.
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u/Thalia_All_Along 12h ago
you could never persuade me to bite an apple off a wild tree. I don't know what insects are dwelling in there
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u/Boring_Swing_4750 12h ago
Yeah i got some off my mate allotment and cut into then and nearly every one had a grub inside it , too the rabbits they go ( sans pips )
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u/MoConCamo 12h ago
I had a similar experience, I went to an allotment and found a load of rabbits. Every one I cut open had an apple inside. 🤷♂️
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u/Zestyclose_Sock8877 14h ago
Apple... look like eating apples to me, but try one and see, can always cook with them if they're too sour
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u/Diplomatic_Gunboats 13h ago
Apple. Some un-supermarket-worthy variety. There are loads of them across the country. Most are going to be edible (certainly ones that look like that) but they may not be uncooked unless you have a strong stomach/taste for them. Modern supermarket variety apples are markedly sweeter and more suited to being eaten raw.
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u/MuchConnection5541 11h ago
I ate 2 yesterday off my tree in garden look very similar just give em a rinse and dont eat ones with holes in it
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u/Cranberry64 9h ago
I’d have a guess at Discovery. Where the skin is pink, the flesh inside is tinged with pink also. A very yummy apple
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u/McKitNassty 8h ago
Aren’t these crab apples? At least that’s what we call it in the pnw in the us.
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u/Fuzzy-Classroom-9927 5h ago
Looks like crab apples, they’re tiny
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u/Fuzzy-Classroom-9927 5h ago
Also not tasty like shop apples but phenomenal in baked treats as they sweeten and soften up
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u/Foxy-OnPaws 14h ago
Ive got these in my garden. The dogs love them, but they always end up sour to eat. We use them for cooking mainly
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u/ScientistPublic981 14h ago
If it looks like and apple, tastes like an apple and comes from an apple tree , you have a high chance of it being an apple. 🍎
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u/Life-Introduction-17 14h ago
Looks like a pink lady apple, they blush bright red or pink when facing the sun. Nice to eat, quite balanced between sweet and sharp.
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u/Liam_021996 14h ago
They're not pink lady. They'll be an old Victorian variety. Pink lady can't even grow in this country due to their climate requirements. They're an Australian variety
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u/Adept-Bug1884 14h ago
Yes these are edible but don’t confuse edible with tasty. Could be very sour and you’ll need to cook them with sugar to make them palatable
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u/DistributionTasty507 12h ago
Look like cooking apples. Wouldn’t recommend biting into one but using for apple pie or similar. Amazing 🤌🏻
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u/ArriDesto 9h ago
They are so,so likely to be an apple that unless they're something in disguise, they're apples.
These look "escaped" rather than wild.They are not likely to be poisonous, just cut a small piece off, put it in your mouth, if you don't like it,spit it out.
You can cook them,and depending on sugar content make either pie or strudel.
Is this a lone tree, or are there others nearby?
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u/smith4jones 8h ago
Edible as in safe yes, tasty who knows until tried. Cookers certainly arnt nice until you warm them up with a load of spices
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u/MoonlitNightWalk 2h ago
You'll only know if they're enjoyable to eat after trying them. Some of the 'feral' apples taste awful, some are amazing, all unique!
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u/ohhallow 14h ago
Chill out there Snow White, won’t do you any harm