Chickasaw Plum

Prunus angustifolia Marshall - Rose family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 12.0 feet

Planting Distance: 6.0 feet

Plant Type: Tree, Shrub

Root Depth: 24 inches

Growth Form: Multiple Stem

Growth Rate: Moderate

Features

Flower Color: White

Conspicuous Flowers: No

Bloom Time: Early 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: None

Fire Tolerance: Medium

Salt Tolerance: Low

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Chickasaw Plum: Caloptilia invariabilis, Harkenclenus titus

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia

Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

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.