Thankyou Philippe, seems like there is some inconsistency of usage of
prune/plum across the globe and then there's the verb prune !
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/prune
...Wayne
>
> Thanks Wayne
> I stand corrected, in part, cf wiki on Mirabelle :-)
>
> What I meant if you're interested in the varieties was Quetsche d'Alsace
and
> Reine Victoria trees i.e. different fruit(s), same general species though.
> Photos here yet not mine ...
> http://tinyurl.com/pkptqb4
>
> I am also the proud owner of a Mirabelle de Lorraine orchard.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirabelle_plum
>
> An for your complete information the locals distill quetsches and
mirabelles
> to get spirits called after the fruits and that may reach 50% proof and
over for
> long conservation.... 45% is the legal limit for sale.
> http://www.maisondelamirabelle.com/210/Eaux_de_Vie_Mirabelle.html
>
>
> Amities
> Philippe
>
> Le 20 janv. 14 à 09:28, Wayne Harridge a écrit :
>
> > You've been pruning the prune tree ? I thought prunes came from a
> > plum tree, maybe it's a particular variety of plums you use to make
> > prunes ?
> >
> > ...Wayne
> >
> >
> >
> >>
> >>
> >> Le 19 janv. 14 à 21:31, Chris Barker a écrit :
> >>
> >>> Those have come out well, Philippe, although it is conventional (I
> >>> believe) to trim the edges :-)
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> What for? I've been trimming the prune tree, the apple tree and the
> >> plum tree this weekend, plus my beard this morning, you're asking so
> >> much from us, you guys on a Sunday night ;-)
> >>
> >> Thanks and amities
> >>
> >> Philippe
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> One sees clearly only with the heart. What is essential is invisible
> >> to
> > the eye.
> >> Antoine de Saint Exupéry in Le Petit Prince.
> >> NO ARCHIVE
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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