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About
Native Plum Trees: American plum is a small, deciduous,
single trunk tree or multi-stemmed shrub which occurs in rocky or
sandy soils in woodlands, pastures, abandoned farms, streams and hedgerows.
As a tree, it typically grows to 15-25' tall with a broad, spreading
crown. As a shrub, it suckers freely and can form large colonies.
2-5 flowered clusters (umbels) of 5-petaled white flowers appear in
March before the foliage.
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Native
Plum picture
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Plum Tree Facts |
Scientific
Name: |
Prunus
americana
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Foliage: |
Green
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Mature
Height: |
12-20'
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Mature
Spread: |
12-20'
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Soil: |
Wide
range
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Zones: |
5-9
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Moisture: |
Adaptable
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Flowers
are followed by edible, round, red plums with bright yellow pulp
which ripen in early summer. This species is usually grown for ornamental
value and not for fruit production, however. Although the plums
can be eaten raw, the quality is somewhat poor. The fruits are perhaps
better used for preserves and jellies. Toothed, oblong to ovate
leaves are 3-4" long and turn yellow to red in autumn. Branches
and twigs are an attractive dark reddish-brown and sometimes have
thorny lateral branchlets.
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