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American Plum (wild)
Prunus americana
38.5482, -95.9766
Field Notes
Description:
The American plum grows as a large shrub or small tree, reaching up to 15 feet (4.6 m).[5] It is adapted to coarse- and medium-textured soils, but not to fine soils. The shrub is winter-hardy, but has little tolerance for shade, drought, or fire. Its growth is most active in spring and summer, and it blooms in midspring. It propagates by seed, but the rate of spread by seed is slow.
Habitat:
Farms use medium to tall shrubs or trees for windbreaks, and highway or riverside plantings. Its high density of growth effectively reduces the wind velocity near the ground. Development of suckers from the root system makes American plum effective in stabilizing stream banks and gullies. It will tolerate several days of flooding. Some commercial properties plant the trees along the entrance road.[8]
Many birds and animals eat the fruit, and both white-tailed deer and mule deer feed on twigs and leaves.[9][10]
Notes:
These wild plum bushes were found on my farm and it looks like it will be a good year for fruit.
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