Potted American Plum (Fresh seedling about 6")(Prunus Americana)
American Plum
Zones: 3-8
Other common names: American Plum, wild yellow plum, red plum, wild plum
Mature Height: 20-30 ft.
American plum grows as a large shrub or small tree.
Soil / Climate: likes moist soils, The shrub is winter-hardy, but has little tolerance for shade, drought, or fire.
White flowers in Spring
The roots are shallow, widely spread, and send up suckers. Development of suckers from the root system makes American plum effective in stabilizing stream banks and gullies. It will tolerate several days of flooding.
The branches are thorny. The fruits are about 1 inch in diameter. The American plum is used for both ornamental and culinary purposes. The sour and sweet fruit is eaten fresh and is made into jellies, jam and wine.
State regulations
*Due to the Japanese Beetle Quarantine, all orders will be shipped bare-root to: AZ, CA, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, unless buyer is willing to pay the $5 Phytosanitary Certification Fee.
Specials
Special: Buy 3 potted plants or trees, get one free! Just put in a note which one you'd like or we will send you the same as your others. We ship in small containers, about 18oz plastic cups. This helps greatly to almost eliminate transplant shock. Many species of trees do not have a good survival rate when transplanted bare-root. This also allows you to plant your trees faster. These trees have been acclimated to the hot sun, but shouldn't be placed immediately into the sun again when received. Just slide out of container or cut container and plant. Make sure to water 2-3 times a week for the first year or so.
Pick-up Orders
For local customers and all other pickup orders.
Prices are as follows:
18oz plastic cups: $5-6 plus tax
Gallon size containers $10- 12 plus tax
2-25 gallon size pre-order only. Contact us for more details/questions.
