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American Wild Plum
American Wild Plum
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These American Wild Plum (Prunus americana) seedlings were grown from seed collected locally in Manitoba. The small round red plums ripen in late summer and have tart flavour suited to fresh eating, jam, jelly, and preserves.
American Wild Plum is a useful pollinator and a common rootstock for plums and other Prunus. Native to central and eastern North America, it also provides food and cover for wildlife.
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Growing details
- Hardiness
- Zone 3Grown from seed collected in Manitoba
- Mature size
- 15 to 20 ft tallSuckers freely and can form a thicket
- Fruit
- Small round red plumsTart, for fresh eating, jam, jelly and preserves
- Uses
- A good pollinator and a common plum rootstockFood and cover for wildlife
- Native range
- Native to ManitobaAlso Saskatchewan, Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick
- Site and soil
- Full sun or part shadeMoist sandy or loamy soil that drains well
Range & hardinessZone 3 · Canadian maps for this plant
Green: provinces with native records
MB · NB · ON · QC · SKZone 3 and warmer
Province records show native distribution, not every place the species grows. The hardiness map shows minimum winter hardiness; soil, moisture and summer warmth also matter.
About these maps
Climate: Natural Resources Canada, 1991–2020. Provincial distribution: VASCAN via retained botanical research. Province outlines: Natural Earth, public domain.
Open Government Licence – Canada