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Susan Lamb starts with ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi I would like to plant a Blood Plum tree. I was wondering if the plum listed above would be suitable to grow in Melbourne, I have no experience with fruit trees so i also need one that is low maintance. Does this variety have dark red flesh? I appreciate any advise you can give me regards Susan | About the Author Susan Lamb Melbourne 21st August 2009 12:34pm #UserID: 2698 |
Itdepends says... Don't know about that variety in particular- as far as blood plums go though I'd personally recommend Satsuma or Mariposa. Note with most Japanese plums (the blood plums are Jap plums) you need a cross pollinator to get good yields. Santa Rosa will self pollinate- but isn't a blood plum. It's also a good pollinator for Mariposa and Satsuma. Cheers, Daniel | About the Author Itdepends 21st August 2009 2:45pm #UserID: 884 |
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Henry says... Hi Susan, I have recently purchased a bare rooted two way multigraft Flavor Supreme/Mariposa plum tree from Flemings and it is growing like magic. I understand these two varieties compliment each other in cross pollination, and are both very sweet too. Being in Melbourne, you should be able to purchase a Flemings tree quite easily. Regards, Henry | About the Author Henry Blacktown 22nd August 2009 7:57am #UserID: 605 View All Henry's Edible Fruit Trees |
Shaun says... I think Daleys' catalogue states that Yarrahapinni is a self-pollinating blood plum that requires approx 450 hours of chill ....... So, that means you could have a lone plant and still gets fruit ..... 450 Chill Hours is somewhere between a Low to a Mid category of chilling requirements, so Melbourne with its cold climate should not be too much of a problem. I am interested in trying out this Yarrahapinni plum in Perth, and am looking for someone in Perth / WA to form a shipping syndicate. Cheers ! | About the Author Shaun WA / Perth 17th September 2009 3:15am #UserID: 0 |
| About the Author Shaun WA / Perth 26th September 2009 5:29pm #UserID: 0 |
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| About the Author Shaun WA / Perth 27th October 2009 1:48am #UserID: 0 |
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| About the Author Steve SA 27th October 2009 7:04am #UserID: 0 |
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| About the Author Wayne Mackay QLD 27th October 2009 7:13am #UserID: 338 View All Wayne's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Shaun WA / Perth 30th October 2009 7:15pm #UserID: 0 |
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| About the Author Han SA 22nd April 2010 2:52pm #UserID: 3637 View All Han's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Winnie Sydney, nsw 2nd December 2010 5:32pm #UserID: 0 |
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Wayne says... I would suggest a copper based spray Winnie making sure you use a good wetting agent. "Its affecting the branches such that they are falling off..." That is a worry, I would be inclined to think something is going on in your soil,I would try mixing 30grm copperoxichloride in 4.5L water and drench around under the canopy. For the fungus to kill the branches it must be coming up from the ground in my way of thinking. | About the Author Wayne Mackay QLD 2nd December 2010 6:03pm #UserID: 338 View All Wayne's Edible Fruit Trees |
