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Rosaceae
Wild plum
Prunus domestica
Also known as Sand plum, Prunus communis f. puberidens, Prunus domestica var. oeconomica, Prunus ambigua
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Wild plum is a productive deciduous fruit tree that thrives in full sun to partial shade with average, well-drained soil and regular watering during the growing season. Prune annually in late winter to maintain shape and encourage fruiting, and apply a balanced fertilizer in early spring. It is relatively adaptable and makes a rewarding addition to edible landscapes or home orchards.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply at the root zone until soil is thoroughly moist, then allow the top 2 inches to dry before re-watering · Every 7-14 days depending on season
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5–8.2
- Temperature
- -35°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 3b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 180 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Algeria, Assam, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Bulgaria, California, Canary Is., Central European Rus, Colorado, Connecticut, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Falkland Is., France, Germany, Great Britain
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda, aspca
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