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Plum pine or Brown Pine
The illawarra plum or brown pine is an attractive rainforest pine that bears greenish seeds on swollen edible stalks. The purple fruit are grape like with a sweet juicy pulp with a subtle plum flavour. The slightly resinous fruit can be used for both sweet and savoury recipes. It is an attractive hedge due to its contrasting dark and lime green foliage. The timber is popular as a cabinet making.
| Height | Frost tol. | Pollination req'd | Evergreen/Deciduous | Harvest period |
| 10-20 | High | Yes | Evergreen | March - July |
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If, as some inner Sydney city councils did 2 years ago, heavy/very thick mulching with woodchips, pref. from Acacias etc, plus lime, growers can obtain hundreds of kilos of fresh,large 'plums' off the mature trees | Joe A Friend - Lismore, NSW 31-Oct-2010
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