#13 most planted
Prunus
Plum · also Cherry, Peach, Nectarine
Deciduous
114,056
trees mapped
1.1%
of all named trees
38
cities
2.8 in
median trunk (7 cm, 85,121 measured)
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Prunus is a diverse genus of flowering trees and shrubs, including many stone fruit species like cherries and plums. Many are cultivated for their edible fruits and ornamental flowers. They are often medium-sized deciduous trees, known for showy blossoms, and are popular in urban plantings due to their manageable size and adaptability.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 80,2407.1%—2.0 in
- 7,8203.4%—12 in
- 4,6650.68%—5.9 in
- 4,5072.3%9.8 yr6.0 in
- 1,6530.72%—6.9 in
- 1,5640.22%—6.0 in
- 1,5320.54%19 yr5.9 in
- 1,4740.91%—3.4 in
- 9830.30%—3.1 in
- 9030.77%16 yr5.0 in
- 8670.28%—3.0 in
- 8510.19%27 yr8.6 in
- 8420.46%—7.9 in
- 7200.27%—5.5 in
- 6570.20%—4.9 in
- 6510.04%——
- 5690.19%—2.4 in
- 5500.10%—3.1 in
- 5481.1%8.8 yr8.8 in
- 3880.53%—5.9 in
- 3880.25%—1.9 in
- 3690.44%—5.1 in
- 3001.9%—8.7 in
- 1550.65%—5.5 in
- 1500.03%5.6 yr2.8 in
- 1160.26%—5.9 in
- 1140.33%—9.4 in
- 960.07%—5.0 in
- 880.02%29 yr4.5 in
- 730.05%4.9 yr6.7 in
- 730.16%13 yr2.4 in
- 360.05%—4.7 in
- 340.29%—3.9 in
- 310.07%—5.5 in
- 290.24%—3.0 in
- 120.00%—4.9 in
- 70.01%—5.1 in
- 10.01%——
Traits
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 25–30 ft
- Canopy spread
- 20–30 ft
- Lifespan
- 40 years
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Sun
- Full sun
- Soil
- Well-drained, Fertile
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr
Trunk diameters across every city: median 2.8 in, mean 4.5 in, 90th percentile 10 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Other Prunus in the catalogue
60 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
