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Rosaceae
Beach plum
Prunus maritima
Also known as Prunus maritima var. lutea-parva, Prunus sphaerica, Padus maritima, Prunus maritima
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Beach Plum · Coastal Shrub · Edible Fruit · Native Plant · Atlantic Coast · Prunus · Spring Bloomer · Wildlife Shrub · Salt Tolerant · Jam Fruit
Beach Plum is a hardy, salt-tolerant native shrub beloved along the Atlantic coast for its spectacular spring blossoms and flavorful small plums used in jams and jellies. Plant in full sun to partial shade in well-drained sandy or loamy soil; it is quite adaptable and tolerates coastal winds and poor soils once established. Minimal pruning after flowering helps maintain shape and encourages strong fruiting the following season.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply during dry spells; tolerates brief dry periods once established · Every 7-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.8–7.7
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 4 ft
- Spacing
- 72 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Masachusettes, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., Virginia
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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