Becky’s Square Photo Challenge July: Square Tree
Your tree song for the day
Davidsons Plum Tree – a bit about this Australian Rainforest tree. A small to medium sized rainforest tree, Davidson’s Plum is a popular bush tucker plant.
They are slender rather than spreading, with a canopy of handsome leaves at the top of the trunk. New foliage is red and furry.

It bears plum sized fruit with intensely purple coloured skin and red flesh right through the fruit when ripe, and they have a very tangy sour flavor- too sour for eating fresh but they make superb jams and sauces. The fruit grows in clusters on the trunk of the tree



In case you would like to make some jam, here is a recipe
Davidson Plum Jam
Prep time 15 mins Cook time 2 hours Total time 2 hours 15 mins
Author: Lizzie Moult, http://www.strayedtable.com
Recipe type: preserves Serves: 2 jars Ingredients
- 700 g davidson plums
- 700 g sugar
- 1 lemon, juiced
- ½ vanilla pod, cut in half lengthways
Instructions
- Start off by washing your plums and then cutting them in half and removing the two seeds in the middle. Place them into a non reactive pot. Weigh the plums and add equal parts sugar. 500g = 500g sugar ect.
- Add the lemon juice and vanilla pod and heat the mixture over a moderate heat. Stir occasionally until the sugar dissolves. Bring to a light rolling boil and allow to simmer for an hour or until the mixture has slightly thickened.
- Test the mixture by putting a small amount on a saucer and place in the freezer for a minute to see if it sets.
- Once the mixture is ready, pour out into to jars. Put the lids on immediately and allow to cool before storing.
Nice pics, and the recipe is handy too.
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Thanks Dr Christa. If you ever come across any Davidson Plums in SA 🙂
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I don’t think I will find it here, but I like the idea of a recipe with it. My sister in Auz might be lucky to get it there?
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Possibly. It is a Sub-tropical and Tropical tree so in Far North Queensland it is quite a good chance 🙂
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I am going to as her to look out for it, they travel quite a lot.
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Be good if they find some. Here they fruit between Nov – Feb In the tropics can still be fruiting until August
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Never seen a plum like that before.
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Well now you have 🙂
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Absolutely true! Thanks for sharing 😃
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I do like trees where the fruits or flowers grow out of the trunk. It’s so odd but grabs the attention.
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It sure does 🙂
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what a fabulous tree, and how amazing how it fruits. Fascinating – I love this #TreeSquare, and a recipe too. You are spoiling us Brian
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I love spoiling you Becky x
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Well – a pity I don’t get to try it! The recipe I mean. A funny way of growing along the trunk –
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It is rather unusual I have made the jam and it was bitter, not enough sugar
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That’s an interesting looking tree. Are you offering to send plums so that we can try the recipe? 😉 😉
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I was hoping you would go bush and discover some bush tucker for yourself 😂
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😀 I can find blackberries here and elderflowers/berries, but I think that’s it. No plums.
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Wow, amazing pics and those plums are something else!
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It is an amazing tree 🙂 🙂
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Do you know I’ve never made jam? If I did there’s a good chance it would be plum, 😍💕 Or apricot!
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It is a process and can be quite sticky. I have made more marmalade than jam 🙂 🙂
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These plums, wow… I have never seen these before.
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Glad the square trees has given my the chance to show off a few Aussie trees 🙂 🙂
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