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Pleiogynium timorense (Tucker Bush Burdekin Plum)
Burdekin Plum
Plant Description
Tucker Bush - The Burdekin Plum is an attractive tree with glossy green foliage and a dark grey trunk.
Yellow-green flowers are produced in summer maturing to large, round black fruit in winter. The fruit is best if stored for a few days after picking to ripen.
It is bird attracting, can be grown in pots and is drought tolerant once established.
Tucker Bush Safety: Whether using our commercially grown Tucker Bush plants, or sourcing your own fruit & plant material from the wild caution should be exercised. Fruit and any edible plant material may require specific preparation to be safely eaten. Please read our plant labels and also consult the www.tuckerbush.com.au website for specific plant information.
| Height: | 5m - 10m |
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| Spread: | 5m - 10m |
| Pot Sizes: | |
| Habit: | Tall Shrub |
| Sunlight: | Full Sun, Part Shade |
| Flowering Information: | creamy/yellow spikes |
| Flowering Seasons: | Summer Autumn |
| Foliage Description: | glossy green leaflets, bronze new folige |
| Info from breeder: | Burdekin Plum Information |
| Health Warning: | |
| Native Status: | Australian Native |
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