LATIN NAME: Davidsonia puriens var Jarseysna
COMMON NAMES: Davidson's Plum. sour Plum, Ooray
FAMILY:	Davidsoniaceae
Survival rating 2
Flower colour - pink-purple

APPEARANCE/DISTINGUISHING FEATURES: 
Small slender rainforest tree 3m to 12m sometimes unbranched. Mature trees form a clump of stems 4-6m high each with a crown of striking and ornamental leaves.
Fruits blue/black with some fine golden hairs (puriens means itching):plum like, with a soft juicy red/purple flesh. Flattened seeds with fibrous coats. Compound fernlike leaves. Large with 7-17 large strongly toothed leaflets. Leaf axis with a large prominently toothed. Leaves and branches hairy, may penetrate skin and cause irritation. Pink new growth. Small pink flowers in long string like panicles appear in late summer. Fruit forms in bunches in winter.

HABITAT/LOCATION/GROWING CONDITIONS: Warm sub-tropical rainforest, riverine -Brunswick and Tweed Valleys and QLD. Or - Cooktown to Townsville in wet to very wet rainforest - lowlands and uplands.
Prefers full sun (??) but will tolerate low light, prefers moist soil but will tolerate a variety of growing conditions. Grows well indoors.
Regular mulching, fertilising, and watering will maintain its attractive leaves and induce fruit in 3-4 years.
High water requirement. Protect from wind

EDIBLE HARVEST: Fruit - early new year. Pick with gloves and place in mesh trauy and spray to remove hairs. Acid tasting fruit - jams, wine, stewing with sugar, jelly distinctive and enjoyable taste for people who like sharper taste in preserves. Can be dried and salted.

TRADITIONAL ABORIGINAL USE/OTHER USEFUL PARTS: fruit

OTHER FUNCTIONS: ornamental, cabinet timber

INTOLERANCES:	doesn't like the cold (less than 10C) or extreme heat

PROPAGATION:	Quick to germinate once flesh is removed from freshly collected seed, Seeds must be protected from mice. Cuttings in autumn.

OTHER INFORMATION: When young makes an interesting container plant.

Flowering:	Jan - June
Fruiting -	Apr- Jul