Burdekin Plum – Pleigynium timorense

$15.00

The fruits occur in clusters hanging on longish …

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SKU: 0090P Category: Tag:
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Plant origin: The Burdekin Plum is native to Australian and Papua New Guinea.
Fruit description: The fruits occur in clusters hanging on longish stems. Each is a dark purple-maroon flattened plum like fruit, with shiny thin skin. It is fleshy, with a dry texture and flavour which can vary between trees, unripe fruit tastes like blackberry, ripe fruit tastes like dried figs. There is a large inedible seed in each fruit which looks like a little flying saucer!
Flowers: The yellow green flowers are small and insignificant, they hang in sprays. They appear January to March.
Growing conditions: The Burdekin Plum is a handsome tree that grows up to 8 metres tall. It is very hardy, tolerating frost and dry conditions once established. It prefers well drained soil and full sun. It can also be grown in a pot. It has dark green glossy leaves in a dense spreading canopy, so it gives good shade. It is semi deciduous.
Uses: Eat the Burdekin Plum fresh or use in jam, tarts, preserves, sauces, or to make wine. The timber is beautiful for woodturning.
Medicinal uses:
Pollination requirements:
Harvest time Pick the fruit in Winter and Spring, and leave inside to ripen at room temperature as it cannot ripen on the tree.
Plant relatives Other edible plants in the Anacardiaceae family include cashew nuts, mango, ambarella and sumac.
Special features:
Grown by method: Seed Grown Pot size: 125mm
Plant growing Height and Width for pots or in the ground planting: Grows to 2 metres high by 1.5 metres wide if Planted in a Pot. Grows 8 metres high by 5 metres wide if Planted in the Ground.
Shipping plant pot or planter bag size: 125mm
 

Description

The fruits occur in clusters hanging on longish stems. Each is a dark purple-maroon flattened plum like fruit, with shiny thin skin. It is fleshy, with a dry texture and flavour which can vary between trees, unripe fruit tastes like blackberry, ripe fruit tastes like dried figs. There is a large inedible seed in each fruit which looks like a little flying saucer!