Prunus geniculata
scrub plum
Rosaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
tree
Size:
4-12 ft tall by 4-6 ft wide
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
white
Fruit Color:
red
Phenology:
Deciduous. Blooms in late winter. Clonal.
Noted For:
Showy Flowers, Showy Fruits
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Specimen plant in a dry setting or grow as part of a scrub garden. This plant has very interesting zigzag branches which provide considerable winter interest.
Considerations:
Slow growing.
Light:
Full Sun, Part Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Short very dry periods ---- to ---- Very long 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
Suitable to Grow In:
9A,9B
Ecology
Wildlife:
Pollinators, Birds
Pollinated by bees.
Birds eat the fruit and are the primary dispersers.
Native Habitats:
Scrub, scrubby high pine.
