Stonefruit

Crop management

Growing low chill stone fruit- before you start
If you have never grown low chill stonefruit before, you will find this section very useful. It is a brief checklist of the essential things you need to know before you start. It will help you make the right decision about growing low chill stonefruit.

Growing low chill stone fruit- common questions
This section contains the most commonly asked questions about growing low chill stonefruit.

Stone fruit - Site selection
Stone fruit can be grown in many parts of Queensland, but the success of an orchard depends largely on the suitability of the planting site.There are several factors to be considered when selecting a site for the growing of stone fruit.

Growing peach rootstocks
This page relates to high-chill stone fruit grown on the Granite Belt. It discusses the production of peach seedling stocks.

To net or not to net
Orchard netting considerations

Japanese plums

Cultivars for the granite belt - A
Cultivars for the granite belt -B
These pages provide help for growers in choosing cultivars for their orchards. They describe the performance and approximate ripening times of currently available high and medium chill plums and comments on their main advantages.

Selecting pollinisers for Japanese plums - Part 1
Selecting pollinisers for Japanese plums - Part 2
These pages provide information for selecting suitable pollenizers to ensure good yields of Japanese plums. It details the average blossom period of a range of cultivars on the Granite Belt and lists the recommended pollenizer(s) to use with each cultivar.

Pests and diseases

• Bacterial spot of stonefruit: Identification for fruit, leaves and stems
• Exotic plant pests - Plum pox (sharka)
  Plum pox is caused by a virus and is considered one of the most serious diseases of stonefruit. It has not been detected in Australia, but could be devastating if it established here.
• Fruit piercing moths
• Queensland fruit fly
• Stone fruit - Sour sap
• Yellow Peach Moth