Prunus americana

wild plum

Rosaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

tree

Size:

to 30 ft

Life Span:

long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

white

Fruit Color:

purple

Phenology:

Winter deciduous. Blooms in spring.

Noted For:

Showy Flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Specimen tree.

Considerations:

Light:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Moisture Tolerance:

Usually moist, occasional inundation ---- to ---- Short very dry periods

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand, Loam

Suitable to Grow In:

8A,8B,9A

Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Butterflies, Caterpillars

Pollinated by bees.





Attracts butterflies.





Larval host for the Coral Hairstreak, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Red-Spotted Purple, Spring/Summer Azures, and Viceroy butterflies.

Birds, squirrels, and other animals eat the fruit, and deer may browse the foliage, but the plant is not generally considered ideal food for either.  It is used for hiding and nesting.

Native Habitats:

Woodlands.