CAT-00026
NSW Davidson's plum
Davidsonia jerseyana
Catalog fields
- Genus
- Davidsonia
- Photo
- Not recorded
- Edible
- Yes
- layout
- full
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Published
- Yes
- Food group
- Fruit
- Latin name
- Davidsonia jerseyana
- Fruit photo
- Not recorded
- Plant title
- NSW Davidson's plum
- Source URLs
- https://tuckerbush.com.au/mullumbimby-plum-davidsonia-jerseyana/; https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/emuwebnswlive/objects/common/webmedia.php?irn=225; https://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?lvl=gn&name=Davidsonia&page=nswfl Open source ↗ Open source 2 ↗ Open source 3 ↗
- Catalogue ID
- CAT-00026
- Mature width
- 3-4m
- Native range
- Subtropical rainforest of northeastern NSW.
- Plant family
- Cunoniaceae
- Supplier SKU
- Not recorded
- Listing group
- Common bush-food crop
- Mature height
- 4-8m
- Native states
- NSW
- Original list
- No
- Research date
- 10/10/2026
- Research notes
- Profile enriched from botanical/nursery sources. Dimensions are unpruned regional estimates where available; missing measurements remain explicit. Seasons are regional guides and vary with climate, location, cultivar and plant maturity. Drought and cultivation guidance are qualitative garden inferences, not measured ratings.
- Evidence status
- Nursery food-use source; preparation detail review pending
- Fruiting season
- Species-specific period not yet confirmed.
- Background photo
- Not recorded
- Edible component
- Fruit flesh
- Flowering season
- Species-specific period not yet confirmed.
- Brief description
- Slender rainforest tree grown for strongly sour fruit.
- Drought tolerance
- Low; needs reliable moisture.
- Preparation notes
- Very sour fruit is generally cooked into preserves, sauces or desserts; remove seeds.
- Flower description
- Small pinkish-red flowers without petals, clustered directly on the trunk.
- General cultivation
- General guidance (qualitative): Promising with rich soil, mulch and irrigation; protect juveniles from frost, wind and intense sun.
- Botanical description
- Not recorded
- Other botanical names
- Not recorded
- Attracts birds and bugs
- Native bees and insects visit flowers; foliage provides canopy shelter.
- Flora of Australia profile
- Not recorded
- Fruit type and description
- Purple plum-like fruit with sour red flesh; two flattened seeds.
- Flora of Australia citation
- Not recorded
- Flora of Australia retrieved
- Not recorded