Prunus Turneriana (forum)

Troy starts with ...
Has anyone ever tried using this native prunus as a rootstock? while probably no good for WA where I am, it might be better suited to the east coast soils and might be of some benefit to locals.

Time: 10th January 2011 10:35am

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allybanana says...
Troy I didnt even know there was a native prunus, do you have some good links. Perhaps you might have to pioner it a bit yoursealf, graft it up and keep us informed, what do you think would be the advantage of using it as rootstock?

Time: 17th January 2011 10:47pm

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Troy says...
Not sure where to get seed but I believe it can be had in qld/nsw
here is what i found.

Prunus turneriana

Family
Rosaceae

Botanical Name
Prunus turneriana (F.M.Bailey) Kalkman

Kalkman, C. (1966) Blumea 13: 81. Type: ?.

Synonyms
Pygeum turnerianum F.M.Bailey, Queensland Department of Agriculture and Stock. Botany Bulletin 8: 75(1893), Type: Male flowers, and later ripe fruit, Barron River, E. Cowley. Stones of fruit, Christie Palmerston and A. Meston. May 1st, 1893.

Common name
Almondbark; Wild Almond; Almond; Joonda

Stem
An almond odour may be detected in the blaze. Blaze darkens markedly on exposure.

Leaves
Leaf blades about 10-19 x 4-12 cm. Inconspicuous flat glands present on the underside of the leaf blade on either side of the midrib near the base. Freshly broken twigs may produce an almond (Prunus dulcis) odour. Young shoots densely clothed in brown hairs.

Flowers
Racemes about 2.5-6 cm long, pedicels to about 1.5 mm long. Hypanthium about 2-3 mm long, pubescent outside. Perianth segments about 10-12, stamens about 20-30. Ovary densely hairy. Style up to about 5 mm long, quite hairy.

Fruit
Fruits laterally compressed, subglobular to transversely ellipsoid, grooved on one side, about 17-30 x 18-32 x 10-26 mm. Mesocarp about 3 mm thick. Testa hairy. Freshly cut seeds smell like almonds.

Seedlings
At the tenth leaf stage: leaf blade ovate, apex acuminate, hairy on the upper surface; petiole, stem and terminal bud densely clothed in brown erect hairs; stipules linear-oblong, densely hairy.

Distribution and Ecology
Occurs in NEQ, widespread throughout the area. Altitudinal range from sea level to 1200 m. Grows in well developed rain forest on a variety of sites. This species in favoured by disturbance. Also occurs in New Guinea.

Natural History

This species should be treated with caution as it is frequently recorded as having an almond odour ( HCN ) in various parts. The fruits should not be eaten.

Fruits eaten by Cassowaries, Fruit Pigeons, Herbert River Ringtail Possums and Musky Rat-kangaroos. Cooper & Cooper (1994).

Produces a useful general purpose timber.

Wood specific gravity 0.53. Cause et al. (1989

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Time: 18th January 2011 10:19am

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BJ says...
You can get Almond Bark trees from Yuruga

Time: 18th January 2011 10:26am

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Troy says...
Meant to add, that being in perth with our sandy limestone slightly alkaline soils, it would probably struggle here. But prunus salicifolia flies so Im trying that as a rootstock for something different.

Time: 18th January 2011 11:40am

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amanda says...
Let us know how u go with that Troy? I am very impressed with how tough my capulin is - even handles gale force winds no problems. It doesn't seem to mind the extreme heat and saline environ either.

Time: 20th January 2011 3:12pm

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