As already mentioned, plums of Japanese and American origin (Chickasaw)
do well in the more coastal districts. They also bear heavily on our
coastal downs and more western country, but some kinds of Japanese plums
blossom too early for the Stanthorpe district. European plums, however,
do well, and are heavy bearers. All kinds do not bear heavily, the
freest bearers being those of the damson family--White Magnum Bonum and
Diamond type. Prunes also do well. Plums of European origin do best in
the coldest districts, but their cultivation is not confined entirely to
these, as some varieties thrive well in warmer and drier parts of the
country. So far, there has been a ready sale for all the plums we can
produce for fresh consumption, excepting some of the smaller plums of
the damson type, which have been converted into jam. It is not a fruit,
however, in which there is much money, as it is too easily grown in the
Southern States, and can there be converted into jam or canned at a
lower rate than we can do here, hence our cultivation will be more or
less confined to the growing of large fruits for supplying our local
markets rather than to the production of the fruit in quantity.