American Plum
$19.00 – $48.00
- Can form as small tree or shrub
- Attracts wildlife
- Produces edible fruit
- Good for privacy
- Requires cross pollination
- White flowers in spring
- Yellow-red fruit in early summer
- Seedling height: 12″-18″
Height: 15ft-25ft
Spread: 15ft-25ft
Water Needs: Dry to Medium
Soil Needs: Sand, Loam
Growth Rate: Medium
Description
| American Plum | |||
| Description | American plum (Prunus americana), also known as wild plum, is a shrub or small tree. This native plum has showy, fragrant white flowers and red, edible fruit. American plum is thicket-forming which makes it a great windbreak. American plum provides great nesting for birds and are a host plant to many butterflies. *American plum has thorns | ||
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Size
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Height | 15 – 25 ft. | |
| Spread | 15 – 25 ft. | ||
| Growth rate | Medium | ||
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Needs
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Sun | Full sun to shade | |
| Water use | Medium | ||
| Soil | Moist, rich, well-drained soils | ||
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Bloom & Fruit
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Bloom time | April – June | |
| Bloom color | White | ||
| Fruit type | Drupe | ||
| Edible/Inedible | Edible | ||
| Nativeness | Native | ||
| Benefits | Fruit, good for wildlife, good for pollinators, showy flowers, windbreak | ||
| Climate Change Hardiness | Unknown adaptability | ||
Additional information
| Amount | 5, 10, 25, 50 |
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