plums in hot climates (forum)

connie starts with ...
Hi, I was looking at the northern plum but read that they are susceptible to disease in hot weather. Could someone please recommend me what plum would grow best in the hot climates of the Torres Strait Islands...thanks and happy new year Connie

Time: 3rd January 2012 1:43pm

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amanda says...
Sadly connie - I would not recommend plums for a hot climate at all - let alone a humid-hot climate. I grow low-chill plums here and they do very badly.

They get seriously sunburnt. Low chill plums are the Japanese plums (which I have)

Maybe Kakadu plum instead?

Time: 3rd January 2012 11:45pm

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Mike says...
I would have to agree with Amanda and you might be 2000km to far north with Rocky to Mackay about the farthest north on the coast any plum would grow.

Time: 4th January 2012 10:02am

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Phil@Tyalgum says...
The Davidson plum might be a good candidate - at least you can make plum jam and jelly out of them

Time: 4th January 2012 10:03am

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Mike says...
Even Davidson Plums from the wet tropics lowlands would struggle with the wind and dry season and might disappoint if you were expecting a plum taste.You would be better of with a true tropical that is tough.Sapodilla,jackfruit,guavas,abius,sugar apples,passionfruit and jaboticabas might be more suitable.

Time: 4th January 2012 10:09am

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connie says...
Hi all, thank you so much for your advice, i decided on the Burdekin plum which is related to the mango tree?...so must do well in this climate...see what happens....thanks so much again...kind regards connie

Time: 20th January 2012 7:13pm

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BJ says...
You can look for the Wongai plum locally. Tastes more like a date though. Good dwarf coconuts are everywhere. Supposed to be good ultra dwarf coconuts on Mua/Badu.

Time: 20th January 2012 8:47pm

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