Still, there are bucketloads of native fruits in the rainforest: quandongs, bollywood, Atherton oak. They all have their fans. But the best of them — from this human's point of view, anyway — is Davidson's plum (Davidsonia pruriens).
Plummish in appearance, but not a true plum, Davidsonia makes the tastiest jam. It's slightly tart and goes well with just about everything. I doubt that I'll ever beat the fauna and collect enough fruit to make my own jam, so I'm stuck with buying it. But I'll collect seed and try the 'overwhelm by volume' approach. Always worth a try.
None of those toothmarks are mine!
'Stingray' seeds of Davidson's plum
7 comments:
Just one word - Yummy!
The CWA around here used to produce a delicious homemade Davidson's plum jam. Must see whether it's still available.
I have a friend here who grows one of these. No sign of fruit, though. Still, he is trying.
Great foliage plants, even without fruit.
Cheers
Denis
Delightful Bronwen,
I'm going back to the house for breakfast now, with a wonderful image of a Pademelon cutting an electric fence with pliers!
Thanks,
Gouldiae.
Looks better than what's in my fridge at the moment ;)
You sound like you are living in a natural wonderland! I can't imagine what it must be like to be surrounded by so many birds and animals and be able to watch them like this.
Pity about the plums though. A nice tart jam sounds very tasty.
Wow, those marks are not tiny :S
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