General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 9-12 feet (3-4 m)
Plant Spread: 9-12 feet (3-4 m)
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Fruiting Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Blooms on old wood
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Suitable Locations: Patio/Ornamental/Small Tree
Uses: Flowering Tree
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Fermented
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Pollinators: Various insects

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Common names
  • European Plum
  • Plum

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Location: New Zealand
Date: 2015-02-20

Date: c. 1911
photo from Hedrick's 'Plums of New York', 1911

Date: 2013-09-27

Date: 2013-09-27
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