My Edible Fruit Trees: Plum Trees WA

Burdekin Plum (Seedling) ^10/10

Comments: - Doubles its size in 6 months. Just give water, too easy to grow.

Height 30 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 16

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter and Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Plum - Early Sweet (Seedling) ^10/10

Planted: 2013

Jambolan Plum (Seedling)

Comments: - Hasn't fruited yet so can't comment on taste. It is a vigorous grower and probably not suited to small areas. Ours is in the "rainforest" type area and is very easy to grow. It never gets chorotic or bothered by cold/heat. I think it's the parrots eating the top growth that is keeping it contained so far though.

Planted: 2014

Height 4 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Slow release organic chook manure pellets in warm season.

Davidsons Plum - QLD (Seedling) ^5/10

Comments: - D.pruriens. It's a very handsome tree but I really don't like the fruit - for anything so far. It is unbelievably sour. I am impressed that it grows so well here though, considering we get the odd light dusting of frost on the low part of our property. It's not all phased by winter here. We do have deep sands here though - so drainage is sharp.I have planted this in an area that has an overhead canopy that provides light shade - to mimic it's rainforest origins. I mulch it a bit like a forest floor also - using logs and leaf litter, prunings etc. 

Fruiting Months June

Planted: 2014

Height 4 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 4 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Acid lovers alternating with organic slow release chook manure pellets, little and often

Plum - Mariposa (Grafted)

Comments: - Just planted (summer 2019) mostly to cross-pollinate the Luisa. I love homegrown plums so they are worth the effort of pruning and netting against fruit fly etc. 

Planted: 2019

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Balanced Acid Lovers alternating with slow release organic chook manure pellets. Little and often during growing season.

Plum - Luisa (Grafted)

Comments: - Only planted this summer (2019) but really looking forward to the fruit - which has rave reviews. Can't wait. A full size tree from Flemings.

Planted: 2019

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Balanced acid lovers alternating with organic chook manure pellets. little and often during growing season.

Dwarf Plumcott - Spring Satin (Grafted) ^3/10

Comments: - Removed. The top growth was pretty much a full size tree and outgrew the rootstock very quickly. It fell over in a storm, at 2yrs old, as a result. Very unhappy with the plant. The rootstock-scion combo might not be suited to lighter soils as I had the same problem with the entire range of this brand of stone fruits - and have either removed or lost all seven of them.

Pollination: Self Pollination

Plum - Green gage

Comments: - Removed. Grew fine but there was not enough chill for it here in Bunbury.

Plum - Prune dAgen (Grafted) ^3/10

Comments: - Removed. Grew fine but there was not enough chill for it here in Bunbury.

Davidson Plum NSW (Seedling) ^5/10

Comments: - Same as for the QLD species. Incredibly sour fruits. Starts fruiting younger than the QLD species and the plant is smaller, not quite as handsome, imho.

Fruiting Months June

Planted: 2015

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Low Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Acid lovers alternating with slow release organic chook manure pellets, little and often

Plum - Blood ^7/10

Comments: - Planted in location #42 (clay, loam, quartz) . Believed to be a Japanese blood plum (so should cross with existing plums). Was rescued from a deceased estate. Trunk was about 25cm in diameter. It was pruned to about 1.2m high and 1m wide (<30% of its original size), and roots were pruned to within 40cm of trunk. It produced leaves in spring 2016, but these were shredded by parrots until there was so much growth the parrots couldn't land anywhere on it. It seems determined to live!

Planted: 2016

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Never

Pest Control: No real pests apparent

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Davidson Plum NSW (Seedling) ^5/10

Planted: 2016

Height 0.3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Plum - Mariposa (Grafted) ^7/10

Comments: -

Planted in position #11 of orchard. Soil is a mix of quartz, clay and volcanic loam.

Love Japanese blood plums.

Height 1.2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: No

When I Fertilise: Never

Pest Control: No pests observed so far (the parrots seem to prefer the satsuma?)

Organic Status:Organic

Plum - Elephant Heart (Grafted) ^6/10

Comments: - Planted in position #10 or orchard. Have never tried this plum, but a pollinator for Japanese plums and sounds delicious.

Height 1.2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: No

When I Fertilise: Never

Organic Status:Organic

Plum - Satsuma (Grafted) ^7/10

Comments: - Planted position #9 in orchard. No observed flowering or fruit in year 1 (but very wet spring). Just love these Japanese plums!

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Summer

Pollination: No

When I Fertilise: Never

Pest Control: Parrots shred the leaves - but otherwise no pests

Organic Status:Organic

Dwarf Plum - Mariposa

Dwarf Plum - Santa Rosa

Plum/Pluot - triple Graft (Grafted) ^5/10

Comments: -

Santa rosa, mariposa and pluot - flavour supreme.

Planted: 2009

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Others

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Comments

Sprouted and growing like steam, well done Flemings.

Trellising going well, have spread leaders and sub scaffolds are in.

Plum - Sugar (Grafted) ^1/10

Comments: -

The tree grew well but never fruited in my garden.  Well we really don't having the chilling hours these trees need in Perth.  So don't bother with them if you are in Perth.  Try other low chill fruit trees instead.  I gave mine the axe treatment in the end.

Planted: 2007

Plum - Ruby Blood (Grafted) ^7/10

Comments: -

Planted in 2007 in the middle of my raspberry patch to provide some shelter to the berries from the afternoon heat. Besides.......it was an open spot that needed filling- and I love blood plums.

Very nice shape on this tree- but I don't expect it to fruit until summer of 2010/2011 (I may get one or two fruit this yea- 2009/2010- but it hasn't had a chance to form many laterals yet- and the tree is very young)

Update 2012 this blood plum fruits a little earlier than the mariposa and tastes good- not quite as good as mariposa/satsuma but a welcome addition.

Planted: 2007

Height 1.7 metres

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 25% in Spring

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Santa Rosa and Mariposa

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

Fruit fly spray in summer and bordeaux spray in winter just prior to bud burst

Organic Status:Pesticides Used

Plum - Mariposa (Grafted) ^9/10

Comments: -

If you like meaty, sweet plums- you'll love blood plums. Difficult to find in the shops- they're soft and soo juicy when ripe. Being a japanese plum the chilling requirements are lower as well. Update 2012- continues to fruit well and is not bothered too much by fruit fly

Planted: 2003

Height 4 metres

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 10 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 4 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 20% in Spring

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Santa Rosa

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

Fruit fly spray in summer and Bordeaux in late winter just prior to bud burst

Organic Status:Pesticides Used

Comments

Plum - Santa rosa ^4/10

Comments: -

Pulled this one out as it wasn't performing very well (fruit yield wise). Getting plenty off my Mariposa and have a Ruby blood now for cross pollination (plus grafted a Satsuma onto the Mariposa)

Planted as a pollinator for my original Mariposa plum. It's an ok tree but really planted as a pollinator only as the fruit is nothing compared to blood plums. Now grafting Satsuma and Narabeen onto some of hte branches

Planted: 2003

Height 4 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 10 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 4 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 25% in Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control:

Fruit fly spray and Bordeaux spray in late winter just prior to bud burst

Plum - Gulf Ruby (Grafted)

Comments: -

purchased as a pot-bound throw-out from Bunnings I have teased out its roots and provided much compost. It is low chill so has lost its leaves. I am hoping that Spring will reveal a happier plant. It is going to need to cope with some fierce WA sun in its current location.

leaves and blossom emerged in August 2010. I think it is still a bit grumpy about being pot-bound previously, but it seems to have picked up toward the end of October

The plant has large (still green) fruit attached as of October 2011. I tested one of the fruit in Jan 2012, they are alright but standard plum flavour. I think the plant is missing something as it the leaves just don't have the colour of the other plums. Being planted next to a cement driveway can't help. In autumn I'll seek to improve the soil further. In the meatime I've mulched under the canopy with pinebark

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Santa Rosa

Pest Control:

ladybugs

Organic Status:Partially Organic

plum - amber gold (Grafted)

Comments: -

I needed something tough to survive the location (full Perth summer sun against a reflective metal fence) that would 'match' the other plums I have.

Blossom commenced late August, early September 2010. It only really seems to have taken off late October - maybe next year it will feel more at home.

Plant is still not thriving. Leaves removed June 2011. I'm not sure why it isn't very happy ... it is just taking a long time to feel thoroughly at home.

Jan 2012 - This is NOT an amber gold ... the fruit (half a dozen) are very large (circumference 20cm), heart shaped, green-red on the outside, pink on the inside and SUBLIME. Clearly the wrong lable - but delicious. Not another blood plum either (as I've got these and this fruit is different). The plant took awhile to establish, but is growing well now. Clearly requires more chill than offered by Perth ... but just divine.

Planted: 2010

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Shade

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Santa Rosa

When I Fertilise: Never

Pest Control:

Lady-bugs and removal of any 'bad critters' or sick leaves

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Question:

Plum - Mariposa (Grafted)

Comments: -

Still very young. I am hoping I will get some fruit set eventually; despite the warm winters in Perth. Leaves are removed by hand throughout July to encourage the impact of chill hours. Plant broke dormancy late October. There are a few flowers, but not many.

I have removed all the leaves in June 2011. Hopefully there will be fruit next year.

Planted: 2009

Height 2 metres

Qty: 2

First Fruited: 6 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Satsuma & Santa Rosa

Pest Control:

ladybugs

Organic Status:Partially Organic

plum - Santa Rosa (Grafted)

Comments: -

Still very young. With luck I will get some fruit set despite only having 300 chill hours. This is my main pollinator for the other plums, so flowers are important, unfortunately there aren't too many! Plant broke dormancy early October

Leaves removed in June 2011. Hopefully there will be sufficient chill for fruit.

Planted: 2009

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 6 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Mariposa & Satsuma

Pest Control:

N/A

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Plum - Prune dAgen

Planted: 2011

Plumcott - Flavour Supreme

Davidson Plum NSW ^8/10

Plum - Satsuma (Grafted)

Comments: -

One plant was lost due to a heat wave, followed by unorthodox pruning in a storm, and then a dog trying to dig it up and eat it. The other plant appears to be thriving, it is covered in buds ready for spring. Leaves emerged late September, not many flowers. I think I'll need to take steps to increase the "chill hours" it feels

Planted: 2009

Height 2 metres

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 6 Months from Purchase in Pot

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pruned By: 30% in Autumn and Winter

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Mariposa & Santa Rosa

Pest Control:

none required

Organic Status:Partially Organic