General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 4-7 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Erosion control
Flowering Tree
Edible Parts: Fruit
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Propagation: Other methods: Stolons and runners
Pollinators: Various insects

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Common names
  • Creek Plum
  • Hog Plum
  • River Plum
  • Plum

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Location: N. E. Medina Co., Texas
Date: March 18, 2013
Creek Plum
Comments:
  • Posted by LindaTX8 (Medina Co., TX - Zone 8a) on Mar 18, 2013 9:11 PM concerning plant:
    Thicket-forming colonies along creeks, the edge of woods or rivers.

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