Prunus americana
American plum · also Wild plum, Marshall's large yellow sweet plum, Wild yellow plum
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Prunus americana, or American plum, is a small deciduous tree or large shrub native to North America. It often forms dense thickets, providing important habitat and food for birds and squirrels. This species is exceptionally cold hardy and has been used in plum breeding programs.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 3110.10%—3.0 in
- 410.01%—6.3 in
- 250.01%—3.9 in
- 120.00%—5.0 in
- 90.01%—6.0 in
- 90.00%2.3 yr2.0 in
- 30.00%—1.3 in
- 20.00%——
- 10.00%——
- 10.00%—9.3 in
- 10.00%—3.8 in
Traits
- Form
- Broadleaf
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 15–25 ft
- Canopy spread
- 10–15 ft
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- High
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 3.0 in, mean 5.1 in, 90th percentile 9.0 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas & Shrublands
- Central US forest-grasslands transition
- Central Tallgrass prairie
- Central-Southern US mixed grasslands
- Northern Shortgrass prairie
- Northern Tallgrass prairie
Temperate Conifer Forests
- Atlantic coastal pine barrens
- Colorado Rockies forests
- South Central Rockies forests
Other Prunus in the catalogue
60 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
