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Canada Wild Plum Seeds
Canada Wild Plum Seeds
Pack contains: 8+ seeds
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Canada Wild Plum (Prunus nigra) is a hardy native tree of the prairies and parklands of Manitoba, where it is relatively rare. Its oblong red and yellow plums are usually 1 to 1.25 inches long, with sweet flesh and tart skin, and ripen here in late August after American Wild Plums have usually dropped.
The species is an excellent pollinator for hybrid plums, provides wildlife food, and can be used as plum rootstock. It usually forms a more distinct single trunk and suckers less than American Wild Plum.
These seeds came from an old orchard row likely planted for rootstock 30 to 40 years ago. The isolated trees are open pollinated mainly by other wild plums in the row. Seedlings will vary, and some hybridization is possible, but most should remain close to the species.
Cold Hardiness Zone: 2
Seed Source: Manitoba
Stratification Required: 1 to 2 months warm, followed by 3 to 4 months cold
Mature Size: 3 to 5 m
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Growing details
- Fruit size
- ¾ to 1¼ inOval plums
- Flavour
- Sweet fleshWith a tart skin
- Mature height
- 12 to 15 ftOur local trees
- Growth habit
- Less suckeringThan American Wild Plum here
Ripening
Late August to early September
Around the nursery in Manitoba
More about this plant
Recognizing the tree
Canada Wild Plum has broad, oval to rounded leaves with a pointed tip. The leaf edges have rounded teeth, with smaller teeth between them. It often grows in river valleys, pastures and along fences, especially in soils rich in lime.
Among other plums
Canada Wild Plum can supply pollen for compatible plums that flower at the same time. Around the nursery it is less common than American Wild Plum, and our local trees tend to form a more distinct trunk with less suckering.
Range & hardinessZone 2 · Canadian maps for this plant
Green: provinces with native records
MB · NB · NS · ON · QC
Zone 2 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.
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