Description

Prunus americana Marsh., American plum, is a deciduous large shrub or small tree with a broad crown, reaching heights up to 15 feet. Fruits are red to yellow, almost globular edible plums about l inch in diameter. Flowers are white, 5-petaled, about 1 inch across, and borne singly or in clusters at the juncture of a stem and leaf. Wild American plum is a large shrub to small tree with a broad crown, reaching heights up to 15 feet. Fruits are red to yellow, almost globular, edible plums about l inch in diameter. Easy to grow. 

The fruits ripen in mid to late summer and will vary from yellow to red or purple.  The fruit quality is generally good, although don’t expect them to be quite like store bought plums, as they are much smaller and the eating quality can vary.  Good for a number of things including low maintenance fruit production, processing, wildlife, or even as rootstock for grafting cultivated plums.

Field grown from KY collected seed. Prunus americana Marsh.

Recommended for Organic Growing

Uses: Windbreak, fruit production, pollinators, wildlife, reforestation. Edible fruit. 

Disease and trouble free species.

Native USA Tree.

Plant Size: 1-YR, Approximately 1-2′ Tall bare-root seedlings

Conventionally Grown