Plant Habit: | Shrub Tree |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) |
Plant Height: | 6 to 14 feet |
Plant Spread: | 6 to 14 feet |
Leaves: | Deciduous |
Fruit: | Showy Edible to birds Other: Bluish-black plums with yellowish-green flesh, each containing a single seed. |
Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | White |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Late winter or early spring Spring |
Uses: | Flowering Tree |
Edible Parts: | Fruit |
Eating Methods: | Cooked |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile |
Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Other: Grafting |
Pollinators: | Various insects |
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