Fruit Tree Database

Fruit Type

Plum

Variety/Cultivar

Donsworth

Fruit Description

Japanese blood plum, large, round, green skin that becomes purple when very ripe. Flesh is light red, very sour until ripe, then sweet. Clingstone.

Common Uses

Origin

New South Wales, 1950s

Pollination

Mariposa, Narrabeen

Chill Hours

Blossom Time

Very early season, can be a problem for pollination

Harvest Time

-12 days Mariposa

Production Notes

Can be very light cropper if inadequate pollination.

Disease Susceptibility

Moderately resistant to bacterial spot.

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