I’ve always loved sour fruit too - love the taste of tropical apricots- just got my hands on two Davison plum trees - looking forward to trying the fruit in years to come ! (Auckland, New Zealand)
Thank you. Getting a heap off my tree this year and trying to work out a good use. Tasting this time was more positive than prior attempts. I've just tossed a tray of them in the dehydrator to see how that goes for me. The rest of the collected ones are now in the freezer although after this evening's storm there is probably a bunch more fallen down around the tree.
Love salty plums, and as kids in the NT, we used to harvest wild rosellas on horseback and stuff them under the saddle horn - mulching on them all afternoon. Wouldn’t mind trying these plums - they sound pretty good to me. Another great video !
I was born in QLD but went to school until grade 4 in Darwin and then spent 91-95 living up there when I was in the Army (love the NT) salty plums could be purchased anywhere - have to buy them online now lol... Cheers :)
Thanks. This gives me more confidence with a few indigenous plants in our area. A lot of cafe/restaurants seem to be into Bush Tucker yet its hard to find info to recognise the plants and info on how to prepare them. You seem pretty knowledgeable and i would love to hear your story. Maybe one day?
Thanks Lesley! Yes, there's a growing interest in bush tucker plants (especially ones local to your area) because they're easier to grow and many have been found to be extremely high in antioxidants and other nutritional qualities - even preserving qualities of other foods when mixed with them. The restaurant industry is smart to start exploring these foods for something different and also the healthly eating aspects. Cheers :)
Thats a nice unique plum tree, have you ever tried growing Jaboticabas? Which also grow their grape like fruit on the trunks and I think they look really cool and ornamental. I'm growing a few trees down here in Houston Texas
I do have a small Jaboticaba tree Ted, but it's only about a year old and was grown from seed so I guess it will take several years before we see any signs of fruit. It's quite similar though isn't it in regards to bearing fruit on the stem. Cheers :)
Hi Mark could you give an update on these? How did the seeds go? How big are they now? I have had this tree for a couple of years that I bought from a tube stock and it's still very small. Do you prune it or give it any feed?
Love to see an update, how did they go from seed, how have you processed them, how long did it take to fruit? I've got a decent sized one in a pot I need to plant.
They are very nice to eat, if you like sour deeply flavoured fruit. I would compare the flavour to a combination of plum and rhubarb. They do make a great jam and go well with other sweeter fruit in drinks.
Almost like a papaya.(the way it fruits). Will Make excellent jam.. Been below freezing nights here in North Florida for a week.. I guess you can grow most tropicals there...
Yeah that right - like papaya! We have the same climate as you there in Florida can get to below freezing and frosty in winter but usually pretty pleasant but summers are hot and humid! Cheers :)
Have you ever grown rhubarb? i'd love to see a video on that too!! i'm going to try out the rosella and this type plum and use your recipes for jams : ) Thanks mark!
Thank you! Our winters can get to below zero C (32F) sometimes but usually, our average winter temps are around 15C (59F). Our climate is subtropical and my general growing rule is to plant heat-loving crops like corn, eggplant, ginger, turmeric, peppers, etc in spring summer and those that don't mind the chill such as salad greens, brassicas, onions in autumn/winter. Cheers :)
Davidson Plums are my all time favourite fruits for making jam. The fruit is so sour that it's perfect when mixed with sugar. Once made in to jam it taste a bit like sherbet.
Hi Mark. My Davidson Plum Tree is about 5 years old and it's 6ft tall. I would like to keep it under 10 ft and I'm wondering when I should prune it. Any advice most welcomed. Wendy. PS i live in Bellingen in northern NSW
Hi Mark, is that the Jerseyana (NSW) variety? Just bought a Jerseyana for us down here in Wynnum as I thought the Pruriens (QLD) might get a bit too tall. How tall is yours now?
I have a Davidson plum and I make a lovely dessert with it Just boil up the Davidson plums with apple and if you don't want to use super use dates. Put it in the fridge and it's lovely with ice cream or custard or make a cake with it.
Is there any hint of bitterness on the skin if you eat it in the green stage? Some unripe plums do have bitter skins and so I was wondering if an unripe Davidson plum would also have some bitterness. I prefer it to be green, crunchy and sour (but not bitter) dipped with salt. If it's not bitter in the green stage, then I'm planting one for sure.
The fruit is edible though and apparently tastes very good - but it doesn't transport well so you never see them at the shops. Would be interesting to know what they taste like!
@@vink6163 They taste like a mix of peach and mango, stringy flesh very juicy, but as it's mentioned here the nut is difficult to get because it is surrounded by a shell (not a tough shell).
@@rlcwallpapers Have you eaten one before? My father encountered a variety of cashew trees in Mozambique that bear the most delicious smelling fruit, but when he took a bite the flesh burnt his mouth badly. I wouldn't be surprised to hear that other variants are less caustic and better eating though.
I assume it is but I'm no expert. Scientists have analysed the fruit to have large amounts of antioxidants apparently more than blueberries. There has been several extensive studies done on Davidson plum which seem to declare it high in polyphenols see this bit.ly/2F821DW Cheers :)
Hey Mark, As you say it's an unusual way to bear it's fruit... that tart taste might be the plants way of making it unattractive to pests, but then how would the seed spread? I'll go away and have a think about that one :-) Cheers Adam
I wondered that too. Larger, bigger-seeded fruits evolved for a limited range of large animals, such as Cassowaries and Flying foxes. Fruit growing from the trunk (cauliflory) is also suited to these type of animals. I read Malic acid is what makes Davidson's plum tart, and this is not a toxic substance.
I've pondered the thought also Adam. There are a few good points made by snowpaw, wingedshadowolf, and George... I'm leaning towards flying foxes since they are prevalent in SEQ whereas Cassowaries aren't and I can't think of another animal of size (except for possums) that would eat it whole or carry the fruit away to spread it. More obsevations required by me ! :)
Probably not Debbie because they can't handle frost and although we do get the occasional frost here it would be nothing like prolonged snow so I think that would kill the tree quick smart, unfortunately... Cheers :)
"Yolanda Williams" in her comment (above) wrote that Houston Urban Gardens were selling them... Otherwise I'm not sure where or if they are sold in the USA. Good luck! :)
Ben Poirier in Escondido California has them. He has been growing these for a really long time. He sells them in the local farmers market too. Link ruclips.net/video/c-CJEEQQkPI/видео.html
Wish I could grow a few things like that, unfortunately my back garden bed is only 12 metres wide and barely a metre deep. but the ginger I planted after watching your video on how to grow it is growing well..only about 100mm high at the moment. I also found some turmeric at an organic vege seller in the Adelaide central markets and have planted that as well and waiting for it to come up...so thank you for your tips on how to grown them.
See, you're a perfect example of growing useful food crops no matter the size of your garden - well done! Ginger and turmeric often grow well together and also combine in cooking. Cheers :)
Hey, Mark! This is the other gardening Mark, from Wichita, Kansas. www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/01/06/1729945/-DK-Preppers:-Friday,-5th-of-January,-2018:-The-Historic-Bomb-Cyclone-has-hit-Were-you-ready That was a link to our blog at Daily Kos. In that blog is one of our videos, from months ago. We are dealing with winter here, but you are in the middle of your summer there, right? I enjoy your videos, keep up the good work.
A few years ago I saw the seeds for a blackberry jam plant for sale on eBay. It looked nice, but it's a warm weather plant for sure. I don't think it would do well in my area, but it might in yours. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosenbergiodendron_formosum
It’s not a true plum plums are in the genus prunus and in the rose family this isn’t real plum relatives are cherries, apples, pears, Quinces and loquats which is tropical relative of true plums. In Australia there is true prunus species and close relatives but there rare.
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so awesome that you try out new varieties of fruits and veggies... always nice when you can discover a new favorite! thanks for sharing...
Thanks Gina! It's almost an obsession of mine to try new food plants in the garden - it fascinates me. Cheers :)
Mark, Whenever you eat any fruit of ur trees' harvest. You make my mouth water.
I’ve always loved sour fruit too - love the taste of tropical apricots- just got my hands on two Davison plum trees - looking forward to trying the fruit in years to come ! (Auckland, New Zealand)
Thank you. Getting a heap off my tree this year and trying to work out a good use. Tasting this time was more positive than prior attempts. I've just tossed a tray of them in the dehydrator to see how that goes for me. The rest of the collected ones are now in the freezer although after this evening's storm there is probably a bunch more fallen down around the tree.
Love salty plums, and as kids in the NT, we used to harvest wild rosellas on horseback and stuff them under the saddle horn - mulching on them all afternoon. Wouldn’t mind trying these plums - they sound pretty good to me. Another great video !
I was born in QLD but went to school until grade 4 in Darwin and then spent 91-95 living up there when I was in the Army (love the NT) salty plums could be purchased anywhere - have to buy them online now lol... Cheers :)
Thanks. This gives me more confidence with a few indigenous plants in our area. A lot of cafe/restaurants seem to be into Bush Tucker yet its hard to find info to recognise the plants and info on how to prepare them. You seem pretty knowledgeable and i would love to hear your story. Maybe one day?
Thanks Lesley! Yes, there's a growing interest in bush tucker plants (especially ones local to your area) because they're easier to grow and many have been found to be extremely high in antioxidants and other nutritional qualities - even preserving qualities of other foods when mixed with them. The restaurant industry is smart to start exploring these foods for something different and also the healthly eating aspects. Cheers :)
Awesome review on Australian natives!
Hi Mark i have a 5 meter tree gives consistent fruit every year,.I let them age & & they are great,Thanks mate
Can you share some seeds to me in India I will bear the courier charges ,thanks
What a great little tree! , They grow like a jaboticaba which similarly the fruit fly don’t hit.
I have a small jaboticaba (no fruit yet) but it's good to know the fruit fly leave it alone! Cheers :)
I like sour and I'm trying to convince myself (while it's -30C outside) that Southern Ontario is sub tropical lol. That tree is tres cool :)
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I just bought a Jaboticaba. I think it's similar or the same tree. Great video!
Thats a nice unique plum tree, have you ever tried growing Jaboticabas? Which also grow their grape like fruit on the trunks and I think they look really cool and ornamental. I'm growing a few trees down here in Houston Texas
I do have a small Jaboticaba tree Ted, but it's only about a year old and was grown from seed so I guess it will take several years before we see any signs of fruit. It's quite similar though isn't it in regards to bearing fruit on the stem. Cheers :)
@@Selfsufficientme jaboticaba will need more sun. There are a few great species that produce from the trunk here in Brazil.
Hi Mark could you give an update on these? How did the seeds go? How big are they now? I have had this tree for a couple of years that I bought from a tube stock and it's still very small. Do you prune it or give it any feed?
Oh by the way I would love it, I tend to like tart fruits. Thanks again!
Love to see an update, how did they go from seed, how have you processed them, how long did it take to fruit?
I've got a decent sized one in a pot I need to plant.
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They are very nice to eat, if you like sour deeply flavoured fruit. I would compare the flavour to a combination of plum and rhubarb. They do make a great jam and go well with other sweeter fruit in drinks.
Almost like a papaya.(the way it fruits). Will Make excellent jam..
Been below freezing nights here in North Florida for a week.. I guess you can grow most tropicals there...
Yeah that right - like papaya! We have the same climate as you there in Florida can get to below freezing and frosty in winter but usually pretty pleasant but summers are hot and humid! Cheers :)
Wow, very interesting and different!! Thank you for sharing, Peace to you and yours Mark! ; )
Definitely sounds very interesting.
Amazing plant.
interesting fruit tree Mark !! thanks for sharing
Now ya gotta tell us when you make some jam with them Mark. I bet it’ll be delicious! Thanks for sharing! ~Lisa
Have you ever grown rhubarb? i'd love to see a video on that too!! i'm going to try out the rosella and this type plum and use your recipes for jams : ) Thanks mark!
I'm not sure this will be in my future, but it is interesting to know about!
I love your garden. What are your winters like? Im trying to plan my garden. I live in the USA. Our winters get down into the teens.
Thank you! Our winters can get to below zero C (32F) sometimes but usually, our average winter temps are around 15C (59F). Our climate is subtropical and my general growing rule is to plant heat-loving crops like corn, eggplant, ginger, turmeric, peppers, etc in spring summer and those that don't mind the chill such as salad greens, brassicas, onions in autumn/winter. Cheers :)
This last Xmas it was snowing in Tasmania , yes in summer. mum's had her shampoo frozen in the bottle before
Davidson Plums are my all time favourite fruits for making jam. The fruit is so sour that it's perfect when mixed with sugar. Once made in to jam it taste a bit like sherbet.
Hi Mark. My Davidson Plum Tree is about 5 years old and it's 6ft tall. I would like to keep it under 10 ft and I'm wondering when I should prune it. Any advice most welcomed. Wendy. PS i live in Bellingen in northern NSW
Hi Mark, is that the Jerseyana (NSW) variety? Just bought a Jerseyana for us down here in Wynnum as I thought the Pruriens (QLD) might get a bit too tall. How tall is yours now?
I’d say his is pruriens. If you can, get some smooth davidson’s plums. They are endangered and they fruit much faster
I have a Davidson plum and I make a lovely dessert with it Just boil up the Davidson plums with apple and if you don't want to use super use dates. Put it in the fridge and it's lovely with ice cream or custard or make a cake with it.
Hi mark! Any chance of a update on the Davo’s??
Awsome how old does.the tree need.to be before it fruits?
Very funny looking!
Wow thats a really nice kind of fruit tree o.o
That is a very interesting plum tree, nver seen something like that! How is their blooms? Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Mary! The blooms are rather disappointing and inconspicuous but the foliage makes up for it. :)
Did you ever sow the seeds? How are they going?
Is there any hint of bitterness on the skin if you eat it in the green stage? Some unripe plums do have bitter skins and so I was wondering if an unripe Davidson plum would also have some bitterness. I prefer it to be green, crunchy and sour (but not bitter) dipped with salt. If it's not bitter in the green stage, then I'm planting one for sure.
Have you ever thought of growing cashews. The nuts seeds grow outsides the fruits. Very interesting.
Yes I have Yack but the process to remove the nut is apparently quite difficult - it is interesting though and a wonderful nut tree!
The fruit is edible though and apparently tastes very good - but it doesn't transport well so you never see them at the shops. Would be interesting to know what they taste like!
@@vink6163 They taste like a mix of peach and mango, stringy flesh very juicy, but as it's mentioned here the nut is difficult to get because it is surrounded by a shell (not a tough shell).
@@rlcwallpapers Have you eaten one before? My father encountered a variety of cashew trees in Mozambique that bear the most delicious smelling fruit, but when he took a bite the flesh burnt his mouth badly. I wouldn't be surprised to hear that other variants are less caustic and better eating though.
I love the juicy sour taste of greengages. Does the Davidson plum taste like them?
Greenguage is my FAVORITE!
Pap had 3 trees and once they were rip we’d all get stomach aches from eating too many.
Davidson’s plum is way more sour and not very sweet
I love sour foods so im definitely growing minimum 1 probably 2
Are you selling seeds of rosella and those plums seed to fruit what was the length of time
Cool video. Are the Davidson Plum high in polyphenols?
I assume it is but I'm no expert. Scientists have analysed the fruit to have large amounts of antioxidants apparently more than blueberries. There has been several extensive studies done on Davidson plum which seem to declare it high in polyphenols see this bit.ly/2F821DW Cheers :)
Self Sufficient Me thanks. Good job.
This could be used to replace lemon in dishes, like Pasta lemon dish. It would be delicious.
Hey Mark please send a Seed down LOL LOL TOP VIDEO MATE TAKE CARE VERY NICE PLUM NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS LOL
LOl thanks Des, yep she's certainly a strange plum! Cheers :)
Hey Mark, As you say it's an unusual way to bear it's fruit... that tart taste might be the plants way of making it unattractive to pests, but then how would the seed spread? I'll go away and have a think about that one :-) Cheers Adam
That probably why it likes shade so it can grow well under the shade of the parent tree i guess.
It might normally be eaten by something that swallows it whole. That would leave the seed with less damage and spread it.
I wondered that too.
Larger, bigger-seeded fruits evolved for a limited range of large animals, such as Cassowaries and Flying foxes.
Fruit growing from the trunk (cauliflory) is also suited to these type of animals.
I read Malic acid is what makes Davidson's plum tart, and this is not a toxic substance.
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I think that is what makes sour apples tart too.
I've pondered the thought also Adam. There are a few good points made by snowpaw, wingedshadowolf, and George... I'm leaning towards flying foxes since they are prevalent in SEQ whereas Cassowaries aren't and I can't think of another animal of size (except for possums) that would eat it whole or carry the fruit away to spread it. More obsevations required by me ! :)
Thx
Would they grow in a cold climate..we are where it gets quite hot in summer but cold n snowy often in winter!
Probably not Debbie because they can't handle frost and although we do get the occasional frost here it would be nothing like prolonged snow so I think that would kill the tree quick smart, unfortunately... Cheers :)
Awesome, can cook! :)
Love, also Hazelnuts in shell to buy. To cook!
You should try to plant?
When is the best time to plant?
I was wondering if we could get them in the U.S. Would love to try growing them.
"Yolanda Williams" in her comment (above) wrote that Houston Urban Gardens were selling them... Otherwise I'm not sure where or if they are sold in the USA. Good luck! :)
You know, Mark, sometimes it just feels like... Like you're so far away... :,( Jokes aside, though, interesting topic.
How old is your tree Mark? It looks so healthy :)
its like an Açai tree which is native here in Brazil.
I would definitely use that plum for cooking, mark.................brian
Once I get enough Brian, I'm keen to try it in several different cooking ways. Cheers :)
the vegan athlete fro phone, Ariz, talked about a Jebudicaba from Brazil requiring morning sun and afternoon shade
How come no 1 sale them in the US?? I'm looking 4 both seeds and plant 😭
Houston Urban Gardens is selling DAVIDSON's TODAY!!!
Oh really! That's great :)
Ben Poirier in Escondido California has them. He has been growing these for a really long time. He sells them in the local farmers market too. Link ruclips.net/video/c-CJEEQQkPI/видео.html
How tall is it now ?
I like it, but I won’t add any sugar in it, Even if it’s sour.
Fair point - it would make a nice savoury sauce or sparkling water drink. :)
Wish I could grow a few things like that, unfortunately my back garden bed is only 12 metres wide and barely a metre deep. but the ginger I planted after watching your video on how to grow it is growing well..only about 100mm high at the moment. I also found some turmeric at an organic vege seller in the Adelaide central markets and have planted that as well and waiting for it to come up...so thank you for your tips on how to grown them.
See, you're a perfect example of growing useful food crops no matter the size of your garden - well done! Ginger and turmeric often grow well together and also combine in cooking. Cheers :)
Thank you :-)
You should grow olives figs and dates
We do grow olives and figs but no dates as yet - perhaps I'll look into them! Cheers :)
That will be so great to cook with Armenian cabage DOLMA yum yum
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grows like brazilian grapes (jabuticaba)
Hey, Mark!
This is the other gardening Mark, from Wichita, Kansas.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/01/06/1729945/-DK-Preppers:-Friday,-5th-of-January,-2018:-The-Historic-Bomb-Cyclone-has-hit-Were-you-ready
That was a link to our blog at Daily Kos.
In that blog is one of our videos, from months ago.
We are dealing with winter here, but you are in the middle of your summer there, right?
I enjoy your videos, keep up the good work.
A few years ago I saw the seeds for a blackberry jam plant for sale on eBay. It looked nice, but it's a warm weather plant for sure. I don't think it would do well in my area, but it might in yours. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosenbergiodendron_formosum
Thanks for the tip off! I'll research it and see if it can be purchased here... I'm always very very keen to try new and unusual food plants :)
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Love sour fruit.
Eat unripe plums, much to the wifes disgust. 👍
You'd love these then! Cheers :)
G’day m8,
Can you ship me some seeds??? Might be high in pectin and good for jam...ok, answered...
Cheers, Johno
Johno, I'm not keen on sending out seeds and stuff mate due to quarantine issues, packaging, and time, etc, sorry...
Self Sufficient Me 👌 understandable.
who the hells davidson he can get stuffed cause thats a native fruit lol
LOL...
hahaha ;p
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It’s not a true plum plums are in the genus prunus and in the rose family this isn’t real plum relatives are cherries, apples, pears, Quinces and loquats which is tropical relative of true plums. In Australia there is true prunus species and close relatives but there rare.
Hi can you arrange me some seeds I can pay the courier charges by PayPal.It will be great if I can grow this in India