Yellow damson fruit

[noviceveggrower]

Hi,
I have just discovered my next door neighbours fruit tree has now got fruit on. They are new neighbours and so don't know what sort it is as its the first time it has fruited.
So I have been down and picked one. I think it is a yellow damson tree as the fruit are bigger than cherries and have a stone in them.
I have never had anything with damsons before. The fruit is really hard still.
So I was wondering will the fruit soften up like a plum?
Is it going to be a case of keep checking the fruit or is there a rough time for them to be ripe with them been the yellow type?

[veggiechicken]

Is it a Mirabelle plum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[noviceveggrower]

Is it a Mirabelle plum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Possibly. The fruit does look like a large cherry.

[Jeanied]

All usable to make jam, crumble or pies

[noviceveggrower]

Do they need to be soft to cook with? These ones are as hard as rocks.

[roitelet]

Leave them awhile they are not ripe yet when they are they are soft like a plum.