Plum

[Watto]

After a bit of encouragement I thought I would post another one of my trees. This plum was dug quite some time ago and the Goulburn Bonsai Society obtained approval from the RTA to dig in a road reserve (unfortunately it's much more difficult to get that approval now).
If I have been successful in attaching the photos, the first one shows the tree in fruit in 2007 and the second one is the tree in its new pot, photo taken this year.
Watto

[Watto]

OK, so I wasn't successful with both photos, but here is the photo taken in 2007.

[Jamie]

nice mate, nice, didnt get the second one though, you'll figure it out, look forward to seeing it

there it is, sweet tree man. love it!

quick question, how do the leaves reduce on these, never tried or had one?

[Watto]

In my experience the leaves do not reduce to a great degree. I mostly grow them for their year round changing/appeal. Flowers in spring, fruit in summer, autumn leaf colour and winter nakedness.

[Jamie]

i thought that might be the case, there still very appealing, and if it is a bigger tree you can get away with a bigger leaf

[Gary Bee]

Interesting tree Watto!

Have you ID'd the species Botanical name?

I like the shot in leaf with the fruit. The tree looks to have filled out more than the flower shot.

Does the fruit ripen to a dark black/purple or a more reddish colour?
Whatever, once they colour up,the tree would present very well.

What colour are the leaves in Autumn?

I note the change in pot, the first photo has the pot matching the blooms which together are really striking.

Another good one Watto!

regards
Gary
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[Petra]

Hey great work! Plums are very apealing, i also like how you chose the pot to match with the blossoms. Now how tall is this tree and width Do you know the name of the tree. Another question, how big are the plums.

[Watto]

I don't know the Botanical name but the tree's common name is "green gauge plum" (not sure of the spelling) and the fruit is a green/yellow colour when ripe and the taste is great. The tree fills out when in leaf and so I need to keep it quite "thin" whilst it is dormant. The leaf colour is yellow in autumn and the tree is about 75cm tall and about 65cm wide. The fruit size is normal plum size, probably about 2cm dia. I think the fruit looks good for the size of the tree.

[Jonden]

Should look great with fruit, I havn't seen many plums as bonsai.
Nice work Watto.
Jonden

[Gary Bee]

The Greengage Plum.


Here is all the info and History.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greengage

Worth a read
Gary
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[Watto]

Thanks for the link Gary, and "supprisingly" the plums on my tree look just like the plums shown on the link. They are very tastie and there is some kind of a thrill eating fruit off a bonsai.

[Gary Bee]

Watto,

You have got me! If you can eat the Fruit THEN I WANT ONE!

How do we arrange this

Watto, with a small effort, a fairly good, potted, advanced specimen Greengage Plum could be exchanged for one of those disproportionate, fat old boring Adelaide European Olives I have been nursing for 12 months;

I'll even throw in the Styrafoam Box complete with my special mix bonsai soil
That is after you sign a stat dec swearing to secrecy

Exchange could take place at your Goulburn show on 3 or 4 October?
You name the best suitable time and place in Goulburn that weekendand I'll bring down a choice of two Olives

regards
Gary
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[Watto]

I thought I would give you an update on the progress of the plum. It currently has about 50 plums on it, and if I can keep the birds off it I will enjoy a couple of plums very soon.
Hope you enjoy the development of this tree.

[Akhi]

Do you still have this tree? Keen to see how it's trunk and bark developed in those years.

[Watto]

It went to a new owner quite a few years ago.