My Edibles: Plum Trees

Plum - Satsuma ^7/10

Comments: -

Love home grown fruit!

Fruiting Months January

Height 7 Feet

Growing: In the Ground

Fruit Harvest: 1 Pounds Per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

Fruit fly traps

Plum - Mariposa ^9/10

Comments: -

taste

Fruiting Months January

Height 7 Feet

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 2

Fruit Harvest: 2 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting and Spring

Pest Control:

Fruit fly traps

Plum - Santa Rosa

Plum - Gulf Ruby

Planted: 2010

3 in 1 Plum (Santa Rosa, Satsuma, Italian Plum/Prune) (Grafted) ^10/10

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So far it has not blossomed as I have only planted it a week ago. I bought it bare root from Home Depot. The tree was half price so I got it for $8. The good thing about this plum tree is it has 3 varieties of plum on one plant.  The Santa Rosa and Satsuma have low chill hours (300) but the Italian prune has 800 chill hours. I dont know why they would graft such a high chill hour plum onto a tree with 2 othe low chill hours but hopefully it will fruit. I have seen Santa Rosa and Satsuma fruit in my area so my fingers are crossed. This tree was also showing strong signs of green growth while still in its bag. As soon as I planted it it took off with nice leaves. Hopefull I will get some flowers as this tree is 6foot . I trimmed 1/3 of the shoots after planting to stimulate growth. I have heard to prune after harvest but a wise man told me to prune in early spring to stimulate growth. I will update this page as time goes on.

Planted: 2012

Height 6 Feet

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 33% in After Fruiting

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Santa Rosa/ Satsuma

Plum - Mariposa ^10/10

Comments: -

Need it as cross-polinator and fruit is lovely, keesp well, makes great jam

Fruiting Months January and December

Planted: 2011

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pruned By: 20% in After Fruiting and Summer

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Pluot. Plum/Apricot cross ^10/10

Comments: -

Best tasting fruit ever and crops well

Fruiting Months January and December

Planted: 2009

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 5 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 35% in After Fruiting and Summer

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Mariposa Plum

When I Fertilise: Never

Davidson Plum - NSW

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Such a beautiful girl! I love her velvety pink new growth - if only you could make a dress out of it! You have to be careful not to damage a leaf though because when she's little one leaf is a significant proportion of the tree.

2009: She transplanted from my old house which was great - I was particularly worried about her cause she's a native. She did get flowers that year but I had to pull them off because I didn't want her to waste energy on them when I needed her to focus on surviving the move.

2010: First fruit this year. My dad LOVES how sour it is. I think next year the fruit that he doesn't eat might be destined to make some yummy relish.

Summer 2011: Lots of suckery new growth coming round the base. To leave or not to leave? Do I want a bush or a tree?

Spring 2011: I left the suckers because I was worried that I might have planted her into potty mix that was a bit gross. She seems fine though. Hated the strong spring winds that we had this year. I have planted some cassava to try and grow a windbreak for her.

Fruiting Months November and December

Planted: 2007

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: chicken poo, worm castings, Seasol, Charlie Carp

Pest Control:

Elephant weevils might be the ugliest looking thing I have ever seen. They are big enough to just pick off but EWWWW!

Flacourtia (cape plum) ^10/10

Comments: -

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

Comments: -

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

Comments: -

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

Planted: 2011

Growing: In a Pot

Pollination: Self Pollination

Natal Plum

Comments: -

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)

Comments: -

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

Comments: -

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

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:

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

Plum - Sugar

Comments: -

Summer 2011: Gift from my friend Brett. Looking forward to comparing it to the other unknown plum cuttings we struck earlier in the year.

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Pollination: No

Plum (unknown) (Cutting)

Comments: -

Spring 2011: Cuttings given to me by a friend of a friend (thakns heaps Brett!!) who inherited the parent tree with his farm... none of us know what sort they are but they are yummers! The first of the cuttings just appear to be coming to life.

Summer 2011: Out of 5 cuttings only 2 grew leaves (back in spring). One was dead as a dodo but the other 2 were still green - just sleepy?? So I scraped off some bark, dunked them in rooting hormone and repotted them. One is already starting to how signs of success!

Planted: 2011

Height 50 Centimetres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 4

Pollination: No

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 tree (Grafted) ^10/10

Comments: -

This was already here when I moved in.  The first year I moved in, I had so much fruit, we couldn't eat it all.  I made some plum jam with some.  The rest I was giving it away in boxes.  The following year in winter I pruned it back hard  because I wanted the branches to start growing lower so a could reach the fruit and neaten up the tree.  That summer I got no fruit which I expected.  The next three years I got very little fruit.  I guess I pruned I bit to hard.

Fruiting Months January, February, December

Planted: 2004

Height 5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 2 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 3 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Autumn and Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting and Spring

Plum - Gulfgold (Seedling) ^8/10

Comments: -

Bought this year at the market for $5 from an old italian guy.  You can't go wrong.  Obviously it was home grown, I suspect from seed.  Still in it's pot and doing well.

Planted: 2011

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Plum - Santa Rosa ^8/10

Comments: -

Got from the market last year in pot and planted it this year in the ground near an old big plum tree that was already here when I moved in.  Mixed dirt with cow manure and compost. Used seasol a month ago. It seems to be doing ok.

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

When I Fertilise: Spring

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Question:

Plum - Santa Rosa (Grafted) ^7/10

Comments: -

Bought this on dwarf rootstock. Growing more strongly in it's second year, flowered this year but no fruit yet. Bought because it's self pollinating.

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: No

Fertiliser or Organics Used: sheep manure, lucerne hay

When I Fertilise: Spring

Plum - Yarrahapinni Blood

Plum - Gulfgold (Grafted) ^8/10

Comments: -

Very attractive little tree, bearing largish yellow plums. These ripen later than Gulf Ruby and taste very good provided you wait till fully ripe. In second year producing 30 plums even though its partner Gulfruby did not flower this year, so it looks like it's self-pollinating well.

Fruiting Months December

Planted: 2008

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 20 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pruned By: 30% in Spring

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Gulf Ruby

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control:

Early bearing so no fruit fly problems. No other pests encountered, so no spray needed.

Organic Status:Organic

Plum - Gulf Ruby (Grafted) ^9/10

Comments: -

Very attractive little tree, bearing a large number of beautiful red plums. The skin is a little bitter. The flesh is yellow, juicy, soft and fairly pleasant. In second year did not produce flowers, but had plenty in third year. Must wait till fully ripe (dark colour and turning soft) to get best taste.

Fruiting Months November

Planted: 2008

Height 1 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 50 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 1 Years from purchase in pot

Pruned By: 20% in Spring

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Gulfgold

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control: Early bearing so no problem with fruit fly. No other pests. No sprays needed.

Organic Status:Organic

Plum - Mult Grafted (Grafted)

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Multi grafted plum, affectionatley called my Muti PLum for it mutant nature, rootstock Myrobolan, grafted with mariposa, regrafted with gulf gold and gulf ruby. Problamatic but interesting. Lesson in importance of thinning the fruit. Lost one of the grafts, not to worry grafted some of the broken bits onto new rootstock shoots - way to low, going to create new problem next year when the fruit hang on the ground.

The Chill Factor - end Aug/Sept 2010 - all the plums are flowering together, by early Sept. the Gulf Gold has set lots of fruit - but is still spot flowering.  The mariposa part of the tree is also flowering, what felt like a warm winter because the minimums were high was cooler because the maximums were lower - so the chill factor was higher!

I used mesh fruit fly exclusion bags on a couple of branches of the plums, the birds have been pecking at them today - so I picked the gulf ruby's.

Planted: 2004

Growing: In the Ground

First Fruited: 3 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Plum - Gulf Ruby ^7/10

Comments: -

Looks like it's growing ok. Growing well but still no sign of fruit though my other plum has now got one fruit on it..

Planted: 2011

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Cross Pollinator Variety: Gulk Gold

When I Fertilise: When Fruiting and Spring

Pest Control:

Organic Status:Partially Organic

Question:

Leaves have lots of holes....caterpillars or something are attacking the tree!