canada wild plum, prunus nigra

canada wild plum, prunus nigra. seed collected from a remote area in northern manitoba. these are kinda awesome trees, they don’t sucker like american plum, and they’re an even better pollinator, the best pollinator for hybrid plums. if you have a plum tree, you should also plant one. I have a limited number grown in pots this year, and I’m reserving most to plant and graft around our property. something cool about a native species, planting feels like restoring the ecosystem and just increasing biodiversity. planning on planting many of these, and ribes americanum along our trails and forest margins where they can get good sun exposure #canadaplum #wildplum #ribesnigrum