#311 most planted
Prunus domestica
European plum · also Plum, Greengage, Damson plum
BroadleafDeciduous
3,837
trees mapped
0.04%
of all named trees
18
cities
3.0 in
median trunk (8 cm, 2,613 measured)
35 yr
median age (29% have a planting date)
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Prunus domestica is a deciduous tree known for its edible plum fruits. It has elliptic green leaves, often hairy on the underside. It thrives in full sun and well-drained soils, requiring a winter chilling period for successful cultivation.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 1,4950.13%—1.9 in
- 5890.13%35 yr7.5 in
- 3700.03%——
- 3200.07%30 yr9.1 in
- 2190.10%—3.8 in
- 1850.14%—6.0 in
- 1580.06%23 yr5.9 in
- 1250.04%—3.0 in
- 1000.03%—6.3 in
- 720.10%6.8 yr2.0 in
- 600.12%5.8 yr—
- 490.01%3.1 yr2.0 in
- 410.02%—10 in
- 320.09%—9.1 in
- 110.00%3.1 yr2.4 in
- 40.01%—3.0 in
- 40.03%—2.4 in
- 30.00%—0.4 in
Traits
- Form
- Broadleaf
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 10–15 ft
- Canopy spread
- 10–15 ft
- Sun
- Full sun
- Soil
- Well-drained
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- High
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 3.0 in, mean 4.9 in, 90th percentile 10 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 Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forests
- Caucasus mixed forests
Temperate Conifer Forests
- Elburz Range forest steppe
Other Prunus in the catalogue
60 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
