back | Category: Edibles (TB=Tucker Bush)
Pleiogynium timorense (Tucker Bush Burdekin Plum)
Burdekin Plum
Plant Description
5-10m, edible plum fruit.
full sun
part shade
dry
containers
| Height: | 5m - 10m |
|---|---|
| Spread: | 5m - 10m |
| Pot Sizes: | |
| Habit: | Tall Shrub |
| Flowering Information: | creamy/yellow spikes |
| Flowering Seasons: | Summer Autumn |
| Foliage Description: | glossy green leaflets, bronze new folige |
| PBR/Agent: | TB - Burdekin Plum Information |
| Health Warning: |
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.
