My Edible Fruit Trees: Plum Trees NSW

Angelina Burdett - Plum ^10/10

Comments: -

Just planted - brought from local nursery

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Pivot Multigro

Davidson Plum (Seedling) ^10/10

Comments: -

Because it's a native, the looks certainly are special and I can't wait to taste the fruit one day!

Planted: 2009

Height 80 Centimetres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Winter

Pollination: Self Pollination

Organic Status:Certified

Question:

Davidson\'s Plumb (Native) (Seedling) ^10/10

Comments: -

Another advanced tree I transplanted mid August. Hasn't looked back.

Planted: 2009

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Medium Sun

Water Given in: Spring

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control:

Plum - A-Okay ^8/10

Comments: - Full of antioxidants 

Planted: 2021

Height 1 metres

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Self Pollination

Fertiliser or Organics Used: Dynamic Lifter, sulphate of potash

When I Fertilise: Spring

Pest Control: None so far 

Organic Status:Partially Organic

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

Plum - Damson

Plum - Victoria

Plum - Angelina ^10/10

Comments: - Tree growing in Katoomba. Excellent taste if fully ripened on tree.

Fruiting Months January

Planted: 2011

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 4 kilograms per Year

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Autumn

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Pest Control: Susceptible to brown rot. Requires copper spray in winter.

Organic Status:Organic

plum - angelina

Plum - Angelina Burdett ^7/10

Growing: In a Pot

Qty: 1

Pollination: Self Pollination

Plum - Coe’s golden drop (Grafted) ^8/10

Comments: -

Tree growing in Katoomba. Juicy sweet plum. However, very susceptible to splitting due to rain and then getting infected with brown rot. 

Fruiting Months February

Planted: 2011

Height 1.5 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 1 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 2 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Plum - Damson (Grafted)

Comments: -

New

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Plum - Donsworth

Plum - Elephantheart (Grafted)

Comments: -

New.

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Plum - Greengage (Grafted) ^10/10

Comments: - Tree growing in Katoomba. Excellent sweet taste. 

Planted: 2011

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 2 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 4 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Autumn

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Plum - GreenGage

Comments: - fond memories of feasting on these as a child, and watching as excess crop was preserved for the following months.

Plum - Jefferson (Grafted)

Comments: - This plum variety developed in the US  is rated highly so want to try it. However, the tree was mislabeled and turned out to be sloe. Received replacement tree in 2019.

Planted: 2015

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 4 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

plum - king billy

Plum - Licola

Plum - President (Grafted) ^9/10

Comments: - Tree growing in Katoomba. Excellent slightly tart flavour. Must be patient not to pick till fully ripe to get best flavour, but not allow to overripen as it will lose flavour completely.

Fruiting Months February

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 5 kilograms per Year

First Fruited: 3 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Plum - PurpleGage

Plum - Red seedling (Seedling) ^9/10

Comments: - Grew this plant from seed of fruit labelled as Red Plum, which might actually be Amber Jewel. The tree has now fruited and the result is a firm, very dark red large plum with a good flavour. Crop has been limited, possibly due to need for cross-pollination, so have now planted other plum tree seedlings nearby for that purpose. Grows vigorously in Sydney.  Also grafted on in Katoomba where it produced a large crop of large plums.

Planted: 2015

Height 3 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

Fruit Harvest: 10 Fruit Per Year

First Fruited: 4 Years from Seed

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Water Given in: Autumn

Pollination: Self Pollination

Pest Control: Using fruit bags on individual plums.

Plum - Reine Claude de Bavay (Grafted) ^9/10

Comments: - This variety is reported to be very tasty and is popular in Europe. Does not appear to be available in Australia, but I was fortunate to obtain one from a private grower in Victoria. Tree being grown in Katoomba. First fruit in 2017 - very similar to green gage so I suspect it is not Reine Claude. Bought a scion of Reine Claude in 2021 from grower guaranteeing it is genuine, and grafted it on. 

Planted: 2012

Height 2 metres

Growing: In the Ground

Qty: 1

First Fruited: 5 Years from purchase in pot

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: Cross Pollination

Organic Status:Organic

Plum - Santa rosa

Sun/Shade: Full Sun

Pollination: No

Organic Status:Organic

Plum - Santa Rosa