American Plum
Prunus americana Marshall - Rose family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 24.0 feet
Planting Distance: 6.0 feet
Plant Type: Tree, Shrub
Root Depth: 24 inches
Growth Form: Single Stem
Growth Rate: Moderate
Features
Flower Color: White
Conspicuous Flowers: Yes
Bloom Time: Mid Spring
Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer
Evergreen: No
Fall Colors: No
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Intolerant
Clay Soil Tolerance: No
Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes
Drought Tolerance: None
Flood Tolerance: Medium
Fire Tolerance: Medium
Salt Tolerance: Low
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies; Monarchs; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Species depending on American Plum: Acrobasis tricolorella, Acronicta americana, Acronicta clarescens, Acronicta hasta, Acronicta interrupta, Amphipyra pyramidoides, Argyrostrotis anilis, Bucculatrix pomifoliella, Callophrys henrici, Catocala clintonii, Catocala ultronia, Cerma cerintha, Cnephasia longana, Coleophora laticornella, Coleophora umbratica, Euxoa auxilaris, Evippe prunifoliella, Harkenclenus titus, Hyalophora cecropia, Hyphantria cunae, Lithophane antennata, Lithophane innominata, Malacosoma americana, Malacosoma californica lutescens, Orgyia antiqua, Orgyia leucostigma, Orgyia vetusta, Orthosia hibisci, Orthosia rubescens, Paleacrita vernata, Papilio glaucus glaucus, Papilio multicaudatus, Papilio rutulus, Peridroma saucia, Phlogophora periculosa, Protorthodes rufula, Samia cynthia cynthia, Satyrium liparops, Schizura concinna, Schizura unicornis, Smerinthus jamaicensis, Stigmella prunifoliella, Stigmella slingerlandella, Sunira bicolorago, Synanthedon pictipes, Zale helata
Native Range
- USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
- CAN: Manitoba, New Brunswick, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.