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Susan Lamb starts with ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi I would like to plant a Blood Plum tree. I was wondering if the plum listed above would be suitable to grow in Melbourne, I have no experience with fruit trees so i also need one that is low maintance. Does this variety have dark red flesh? I appreciate any advise you can give me regards Susan | About the Author Susan Lamb Melbourne 21st August 2009 12:34pm #UserID: 2698 Posts: 1 View All Susan Lamb's Edible Fruit Trees |
Itdepends says... Don't know about that variety in particular- as far as blood plums go though I'd personally recommend Satsuma or Mariposa. Note with most Japanese plums (the blood plums are Jap plums) you need a cross pollinator to get good yields. Santa Rosa will self pollinate- but isn't a blood plum. It's also a good pollinator for Mariposa and Satsuma. Cheers, Daniel | About the Author Itdepends2 21st August 2009 2:45pm #UserID: 884 Posts: 41 View All Itdepends2's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Henry says... Hi Susan, I have recently purchased a bare rooted two way multigraft Flavor Supreme/Mariposa plum tree from Flemings and it is growing like magic. I understand these two varieties compliment each other in cross pollination, and are both very sweet too. Being in Melbourne, you should be able to purchase a Flemings tree quite easily. Regards, Henry | About the Author Henry Blacktown 22nd August 2009 7:57am #UserID: 605 Posts: 47 View All Henry's Edible Fruit Trees |
Shaun says... I think Daleys' catalogue states that Yarrahapinni is a self-pollinating blood plum that requires approx 450 hours of chill ....... So, that means you could have a lone plant and still gets fruit ..... 450 Chill Hours is somewhere between a Low to a Mid category of chilling requirements, so Melbourne with its cold climate should not be too much of a problem. I am interested in trying out this Yarrahapinni plum in Perth, and am looking for someone in Perth / WA to form a shipping syndicate. Cheers ! | About the Author WA / Perth 17th September 2009 3:15am #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Wayne says... I would suggest a copper based spray Winnie making sure you use a good wetting agent. "Its affecting the branches such that they are falling off..." That is a worry, I would be inclined to think something is going on in your soil,I would try mixing 30grm copperoxichloride in 4.5L water and drench around under the canopy. For the fungus to kill the branches it must be coming up from the ground in my way of thinking. | About the Author Wayne Mackay QLD 2nd December 2010 6:03pm #UserID: 338 Posts: 908 View All Wayne's Edible Fruit Trees |
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jourdain says... I have a two yr old yarrahappini plum growing in a container. Im in brisbane. Its fruiting for the first time this year. Its been cross pollinated with a green gage And a Japanese plum. Its baby fruit are blood red in colour already where as the green gage and jap plum are both green. Dont think you'd have any problems growing this in Melbourne. Its a beautiful tree. | About the Author jourdain lutwyche 29th September 2016 3:53pm #UserID: 14670 Posts: 1 View All jourdain 's Edible Fruit Trees |
