Plum trees (forum)

Michelle starts with ...
Hi, I need advice please. I live on the Sth Coast, NSW (two streets from the ocean) and have 9 plum trees on my standard block. I am trying (without much success) to find info on them. The previous owner left me these names... Prune D'Ager, Mariposa, Donsworth, Wilson, Santa, Santsuma, Robe de Sargent, Green Gage and Coe's Early Drop. I wish to remove some of the trees but would like to know which ones are cross pollinators as they are the ones I will take out. The house is 10 years old and the trees seem to be various ages (going by the size of the trunks). Any help would be gratefully received.

Time: 24th January 2009 1:02pm

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peter says...
michelle,
why do you want to take out
the cross pollinators.
i know that the prune dager,
green gage and the coes golden drop
pollinate each other.
the green gage is a very popular
variety for it fruit.
dont know anything about the others
but a google search on those names
should give you something.

Time: 24th January 2009 4:59pm

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Jantina says...
Hi Michelle, like Peter I'm bewildered as to why you would want to remove the cross pollinators and I'm thinking perhaps you have a misunderstanding of what cross pollinators do i.e. no cross pollinators no fruit set on your plums (and by the way you have some choice plums there).Have you tasted any of these plums yet? Think hard before you chop down a fruiting tree.

Time: 24th January 2009 11:14pm

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Bonnie says...
I would like to know if my two plums'Sunrise Gulf' and 'Greengage' will be good pollinators.

Time: 6th June 2010 5:24pm

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amanda says...
Hi Bonnie/Roleystone Julie - do u mean for each other? I am sure Sunrise gulf is a japanese plum and Greengage a european plum?
Sunrise gulf needs Santa rosa and green gages need something else - coe's golden drop or such ...Roleystone Julie will know this one?

I tried Greengage for the first time recently - it was the best plum I have ever had.... as good as a mangoe any day.. (well..if the "tropical" forum members can rub it in....!?)

Time: 8th June 2010 9:42pm

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Julie says...
Can you grow greengages in Geraldton amanda? I would have thought it wasn't quite cold enough.

My Coe's golden drop is still going strong, but unfortunately the greengage died, so I get nothing from it. Tossing up wether to buy another greengage this winter.

Time: 9th June 2010 7:26pm

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amanda says...
Hi Julie - sadly no...I can only grow Japanese plums here. I would love to grow greengages and those President Prunes (?). Maybe when we move south :-) Is it very hard to find greengage plants?

Time: 10th June 2010 12:50pm

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Julie says...
Haven't looked yet. Last one was from Wandilla I think. I guess I'd better not leave it too long, or they will all be gone!

Time: 10th June 2010 7:50pm

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Alison says...
Does anyone know where I can buy a Donsworth plum tree? I have convinced myself that that is the variety of delicious blood plums that stay firm when ripe and have a distinct green mottled appearance that in my youth I had access to but I can't find where to buy one that can be shipped to NSW.

Time: 29th May 2011 4:14pm

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peter says...
hi alison.
i have many varieties of japanese and
european plums and have done many
searches for them and cant remember
ever comming across that name of plum.
a plum that is said to be the best plum
and does stay green when ripe is the
european green guage.

Time: 29th May 2011 4:24pm

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amanda says...
Hi alison - I just googled (Donsworth plum trees) and got heaps of hits..?

eg:
http://www.mafg.com.au/fruits/plums.html

Maybe have a look and see who is closest to you...

Time: 29th May 2011 7:02pm

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Alison says...
Hi Amanda, thanks for your help. MAFG sell fruit from a Donsworth tree but the list of plum trees available for sale does not include the Donsworth. This seems to be typical - I have followed many of the links Google throws up and can't find a Donsworth tree for sale.

Time: 14th June 2011 7:26pm

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Troy says...
Hi Alison, try hargraves nursery, they list a Donsworth in barerooted form.

Time: 14th June 2011 9:29pm

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peter says...
hi alison,
iv ordered one through my local mitre 10
garden centre.
ring this number 03 97379633 and ask
if they send to any garden centres near
your area.

Time: 16th June 2011 9:44pm

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