''Davidsonia jerseyana'', also known as Davidson's plum or Mullumbimby plum, is a small, slender subtropical rainforest tree up to high.
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and long, with 11–17 leaflets. It is endemic
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to a restricted area of northern New South Wales
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on the east coast of Australia.[ The tree's fruit emerge from the trunk, and superficially resemble the European plum.
It is considered an endangered species. There are two other species of Davidson's plum.
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Uses
It is cultivated for its pleasantly sour fruit which is used commercially in jam
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, wine
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, ice-cream
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and sauces
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The tree is propagated from seed and typically starts producing a crop by year four. It produces large crops of fruit from the trunk, and bagging is used to protect the fruit from sunburn and Australian king parrot
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s. It likes protection from full sun and wind when young, adequate soil moisture, and good soil nutrition
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See also
*'' Davidsonia johnsonii'', Smooth Davidson's Plum
*''Davidsonia pruriens
''Davidsonia pruriens'', also known as ooray, Davidson's plum, or Queensland Davidson's plum, is a medium-sized rainforest tree of northern Queensland, Australia.
The leaves are large and compound. The edible dark burgundy colored fruit is p ...
'', North Queensland Davidson's Plum
References
Flora of New South Wales
Cunoniaceae
Oxalidales of Australia
Bushfood
Crops originating from Australia
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