Cherry-plum hybrid to be grown in Tasmania
Green Planet Agriculture managing director Justin Birchmore said it was still early days for the plant but, once mature, they will be transplanted to 10 waiting farmers across the state for optimisation trials.
The optimisation trials will find out which growing conditions are best for the plant, but it is still about four years before any of the Tasmanian Nadia plants will begin to bear fruit.
“Nadia is exciting because it’s high-yielding,” Mr Birchmore said. “It presents on the palate like a cherry but is larger in size. It is also counter-seasonal to the predominance of current Nadia plantings in South Korea.”
“As a purple fruit, it also has a compelling antioxidant profile and we intend researching this further to attain a more accurate understanding of its benefits, which will be akin to the Queen Garnet plum,” he said.
source: examiner.com.au
