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Governors Plum
A small tree that bears large edible berries of dark purple to black and is similar in texture to a European plum. The grafted variety is thornless and self pollinating. An attractive tree with coppery new growth. Hardy and easy to grow. They are the tropical equivalent of the damsons plum and like them, the Governor's plum also have enough pectin to make good jams and jellies.
Seedling plants can be use to create an impenetrable hedge due to their formidable thorns.
A small tree that bears large edible berries of dark purple to black and is similar in texture to a European plum. The grafted or cutting grown variety is thornless.
Comments (1)NEW | 175mm pot | $19.75 AU | In Production | 
A small tree that bears large edible berries of dark purple to black and is similar in texture to a European plum. Seedling plants can be use to create an impenetrable hedge due to their formidable thorns.
Comments (1)NEW | 140mm pot | $9.90 AU | Seeking Propagation Material |
| Height | Frost tol. | Pollination req'd | Evergreen/Deciduous | Harvest period |
| 3 | Medium | No | Evergreen | February - April |
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We have no experience with this variety but with European plums we wash and destem,load into freezer bags, remove the air by vacuum and leave in freezer until needed. then use as stewed fruit, as jam, fruit sauce or as a cordial with ginger beer. | Margaret O - Buderim, Q 21-Jun-2007
I just stewed a whole pot full with a little fructose, blended, pushed through a sieve and used as a flavour mixed through plain yoghurt and an icecream topping. The kids loved it and they also eat them raw off the tree. | Lara Gillespie - Tarzali, QLD 07-Apr-2009
There's a couple of street trees in Browning Street, West End of this tree (I had them identfied by the BCC herbarium). A good looking tree with no thorns, obviously tough, and delicious berries. | Gav - Highgate Hill, Brisbane, Q 04-Feb-2010
Governors plum grown in Jamaica 20-30 ft tall fruit twice a year very nice mature trees has no thorns eat fruit from tree very nice , good shade. young plants has thorns . | Ernest Moodie - Kingston , JAM 25-Nov-2010
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