My Edibles: Plum Trees QLD

Flacourtia (cape plum) ^10/10

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I grow this native because it is a host plant for the australian rustic butterfly . The plant flushes with new growth most of the year and the butterflies hang around the garden most of the year . You need a bisexual one if you dont have male and female plants if you want fruit . It is a rainforest plant so it needs lots and lots of mulch . I read that jam is made from the fruit . The 2 large plants i have are not bisexual so will not have fruit . Thats ok because i bought a bisexual one but it will take 5 year to get big enough to fruit 3/2/2012 .

Planted: 2003

Height 4 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Eco88

Davidsons Plum - QLD ^10/10

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Height 1 mts (18/01/2012) I also have a red bopple nut but i dont have much hope in it doing anything like growing or surviving . They are not easy to grow .

Planted: 2010

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Davidsons Plum - QLD

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In a pot in a shady spot. Looks healthy and growing fairly fast.

Planted: 2011

Growing: In a Pot

Pollination: Self Pollination

Natal Plum

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Making a small hedge. Flowers after rain in early summer. A few fruit after two years.

Fruiting Months December

Planted: 2009

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Pollination: Self Pollination

Plum - Gulf Ruby (Grafted)

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Next to a gulfgold for pollination. Both are prolific, but the Gulf Ruby is a bigger tree. Plums taste absolutely gorgeous, rich and sweet. Gulf Ruby ripens in November, Gulfgold in December. Fruit need early bagging from fruit fly.

Fruiting Months November and December

Planted: 2009

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Fruit Harvest: 2 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control:

Fruit fly mesh sleeves

Smooth Davidsons Plum ^10/10

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Davidsonia johnsonii 
I planted this because i wanted to taste the fruit . No sign of any fruit yet (18/01/2012) .

Planted: 2003

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Autumn, Winter, Spring

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting, Yearly, Winter, Spring

Cape Plum - Flacourtia sp. Shipton\'s Flat (self-fertile) (Cutting) ^10/10

Comments: - Very handsome little tree. Has nice little plums similar to Governor's plum but the tree is nicer and has no spikes. Nice red blush to new growth.  this is the self pollinating type.

Height 2 Feet

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

Garcinia warrenii - Sour Plum (Seedling) ^10/10

Comments: - Quick growing Garcinia native to northern Australia. It it easily the fastest garcinia in my yard and should be considered as a vigrous and hardy rootstock for grafting other Garcinia on to. The fruit themselves are not too bad and good for jams etc.

Height 2 Feet

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

Wongai Plum - Manilkara kauki (Seedling) ^10/10

Comments: - I dont mind Wongai fruit. the trees seem to grow okay in Brisbane. I have one in the ground and a few in pots, one of which seems very well adapted to our conditions. the one in ground is a slow and very compact, bushy grower. Very ornamental leaves, especially as they are thrown and open like a sheath.

Planted: 2010

Height 2 Feet

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

Plum - Gulfgold ^9/10

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Red skin with gold flesh. Heavy cropping variety that tastes sweet and juicy. Simply delicious straight off the tree. Said to bare off older wood but will fruit off current years growth. In fact so much so that it will break the branches off from the weight of abundant fruit if not thinned.

I tried to prune mine and through inexperience have made the tree more a spreading shrubby mess than anything else. But it still yields massive amounts of fruit for its size. A more upright tree would be easier to manage but, oh well.

Height 3 metres

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 10 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 3 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Natal Plum

Davidsonia jerseyana - Davidson Plum NSW (Seedling) ^6/10

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should be good for jam when it fruits

Height 0.3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Shade

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: mulch , own compost

Natal Plum (Seedling) ^5/10

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Glossy green leaves, good plant for a tough position. Starry, gardenia-smelling flowers. Would make an excellent hedge.

Planted: 2007

Height 0.8 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 4

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pruned By: 5% in

Pollination: No

When I Fertilise: Yearly

Pest Control:

No pest management required. Never seen it damaged by insect pests.

Question:

Why don't I ever get any fruit?

Davidsons Plum - QLD (Seedling) ^6/10

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Interesting foliage. I knew I was challenging nature when I planted this in mediocre soil with a full northerly aspect and moderate rainfall. However, to its credit, it has survived and slowly, slowly grown a litlle bigger. This season has been its best but it's proabably only put on 20cm if that! I will be waiting some time yet before it starts to flower.

Planted: 2008

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: No

Question:

In tough conditions, how long before this plant will flower/fruit?

tropial plum (Grafted) ^3/10

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It got white ants and we cut it down. Then it came back itself and we had 1 beautiful plum on it

Fruiting Months December

Planted: 2006

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 5 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Question:

We were told that it would self pollinate but ???

Burdekin Plum

Pollination: No

Davidsonia jerseyana - Davidson Plum NSW ^10/10

Pollination: No

Pleiogynium timorense - Burdekin Plum (Seedling)

Comments: - This one is in the rainforest regeneration patch at the other house. Nice young tree.

Planted: 2010

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Davidson Plum - NSW ^5/10

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semed like an exotic plant to grow

Fruiting Months September

Planted: 2008

Height 6 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 1 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Autumn

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Never

Pest Control:

none

Organic Status:Organic

Question:

does this plant need pruning?

Plum - Gulf Ruby (Grafted) ^7/10

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Fantastic fruiter, beautiful tasting fruit

Fruiting Months September, October, November, December

Planted: 2005

Height 1.2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 3 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 15 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter and Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting and Spring

Question:

I have problems with fruit fly, grubs. Is there a organic spay I can use?

Wongai Plum - Manilkara kauki (Seedling) ^10/10

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This is a unique native Australian fruit tree with lots of other uses. It grows on poor soil on beach fronts of the islands of the Torres Strait. The fruit ripens in winter and tastes somewhat like a ripe date. The seeds make interesting ornaments and jewelery. The wood is extra hard and makes fine carving timber.

Fruiting Months June, July, August

Planted: 2006

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 3

Fruit Harvest: 1 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 10 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: Cross Pollination

When I Fertilise: Never

Pest Control:

none seen

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Question:

Why isn't it more popular in the north?

Plum - Early Sweet

Natal Plum ^7/10

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Spikey bush with hopefully yummy fruit.

Planted: 2010

Height 30 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: No

Davidsonia jerseyana - Davidson Plum NSW ^10/10

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Beatiful rough-edged foliage, a native rainforest tree with fruiting potential. Not many fruiting trees will suit shady spots but this is a natural understory plant. Needs a bit of water. Some in pots and two in the ground.

Height 50 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 5

Sun/Shade: Full Shade

Water Given in: Winter

Fertiliser or Organics Used: mulch

Plum - Gulfgold

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Our new tree has now got lots of small fruit [think about 1/3 developed] as at today's date 27/8/2010

Planted: 2010

Height 1.2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Comments

Our new tree has now got lots of small fruit [think about 1/3 developed] as at today's date 27/5/2010

Plum - Gulfgold

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This plant was about 1.5 metres, and it appears that 'something' has gone through and broken the plant to about 300 mm above the ground  and the trunk of the broken is 30 mm thick - we are hoping it will live and reshoot.

5 March 2010 - looks like it has died - so will have to get another one to replace

July 2010 - This tree has now grown from below the graft, and looks like it is a peach tree - waiting to see what kind of fruit we get.

Height 0.3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: No

Comments

This one has died - so we have now replaced it with another one last week

Our new tree has now got lots of small fruit [think about 1/3 developed] as at today's date 27/5/2010

This tree has not died, but has grown from below the graft, and believe it to now be a peach tree or similar - waiting to see what fruit we get from it.

Plum - Satsuma (Grafted) ^5/10

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Autumn

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Dynamic Lifter

When I Fertilise: Spring

Question:

Last year had set fruit for the first time - only about 7 plums, but all dropped off. Is the small ameount of fruit likely due to age, or lack of a cross-polinator - it is supposed to be a self-polinating plum (I think it is a Satsuma). And would the fruit drop off due to insufficient watering, or is there any other reason?

Davidson Plum - Qld (Seedling) ^8/10

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The one I have now is still a baby. But have tried before. Like because native and tastes good.

Planted: 2009

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Summer

When I Fertilise: Never

Organic Status:Organic

Question:

Davidsonia jerseyana - Davidson Plum NSW

Plum - Gulfgold (Grafted)

Planted: 2009

Height 1.9 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Winter and Spring