Burdekin Plum

Pleiogynium timorense

A medium-sized tree with a dense canopy in the open, occurs in rainforests from Maryborough to north Queensland and Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and the Pacific islands.

The bark is dark brown, slightly scaly with glossy dark green leaves comprising 3 to 11 egg-shaped leaflets. The Burdekin Plum is valued as a food source through its widely grown region. The large purple fleshy fruit is edible after dark damp storage for several days. One common option is to bury the plums in the ground.

How high can I grow? Up to 20m.