davidsons plum (forum)

lauren starts with ...
Hi I have had my Davidson Plum for many years but it has never fruited. Can somebody tell me why please.

Time: 4th October 2014 6:04pm

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MaryT1 says...
Hi lauren, does the tree look healthy? Has it grown in those years? What sort of soil is it on? How much sun does it get? How often do you water? Do you feed it fertiliser? Can you send a picture?

Time: 5th October 2014 5:52am

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jakfruit etiquette says...
To that I would add has it ever flowered ?
Usually not long from seed to flowering, and can flower in tubes even when small.

Time: 5th October 2014 11:54am

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lauren says...
Hi thank you for emailing me. The tree looks healthy and it is very tall. The soil was soil I made from worm castings. It gets a reasonable amount of sun. As for the watering not often. I do not use fertiliser. I will try and send a picture. Not good at that. Thank you.

Time: 7th October 2014 9:20am

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lauren says...
Thank you for your email. The tree has not flowered to my knowledge. It looks healthy. Lauren.

Time: 7th October 2014 9:49am

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salsify says...
Does anyone know what the preferred soil pH is for Davidsonia pruriens please..?
And if they are sensitive to manures and/or any alkaline soil amendments at all..?


Time: 15th January 2015 2:05am

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jakfruit etiquette says...
I potted all mine up in citrus pot mix, pH about 6 to 6.5, (there was lime in the mix, to get that pH). They seemed to do fine. Not sure if you researched their distrubution in the wild you may find they prefer certain soil types, forest types, this might provide clues. I'm in Vic and they dont seem particularly sensitive.

Time: 15th January 2015 9:27am

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salsify says...
Thanks jackfruit etiquette. It's growing fine - but it's slowly gone quite pale over the 6 months (approx.) that it's been in the ground...and this is not a problem I usually have around here...
Only the kwai muk has been as 'touchy' - and some iron chelates seems to have fixed that...
I should get off my butt and check the pH of it's surrounding soil tho - just to make sure... ;-)
I am concerned it might have been the sheep manure I used when planting it (not much - but it was soggy stuff from the abbatoirs - so not great)

This is the plant - which is in a shady spot - protected from wind and our harsh WA summer sun - by overhead canopy - like in a forest..?
Facing west...

Our winters are quite damp and cold - regularly reach 1-5 oC and some of my subtropicals get the winter yellows here - with the cold soil...
They have all perked up now - and I'd like to see this one go a deeper green before winter too - I don't want to lose it if I can help it..
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Time: 15th January 2015 12:51pm

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salsify says...
Some input from another group indicates that they may prefer an acid soil - so will play with that and see what happens...


Time: 16th January 2015 9:48am

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