5 AMERICAN PLUM Prunus Americana Red Purple Fruit White Flower Shrub Tree Seeds

Description:

Name: American Plum
Other common names: August Plum, Wild Plum
Scientific name: Prunus Americana
Color: White flowers with purplish red fruit
Plant seeds: Plant in fall, cold stratify, or indoor weeks before last frost, outdoors after danger of frost
Bloom time: Spring (April – May)
Harvest: August – September
Hardiness zone: 3 – 8
Plant height: 10 – 15 feet
Plant spacing: 10 – 15 feet
Light requirements: Sun to part shade
Soil and water preferences: Average
Quantity: 5 seeds
Description: The American Plum, native to the US and Canada, serves as both a visually appealing ornamental and a source of delicious, edible fruits. It can grow as a large multi-branched shrub or a small tree. The plant is adorned with fragrant white 1-inch flowers early in spring, which are beneficial to bees and butterflies. The 1-inch purplish red plums, which can be eaten raw or used in jams and jellies, are ready for harvest from August. The plant changes color in fall, turning shades from light yellow to bright red. This shrub is ideal for creating windbreaks, borders, or living fences and provides excellent cover for wildlife. It thrives in various conditions and is used for erosion control, particularly along riverbanks. The American Plum is also noted for its use as rootstock for domestic plums and features a thorny, suckering root system.