Beach Plum
Prunus maritima Marshall - Rose family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 12.0 feet
Planting Distance: 4.4 feet
Plant Type: Shrub
Root Depth: 20 inches
Growth Form: Multiple Stem
Growth Rate: Moderate
Features
Flower Color: White
Conspicuous Flowers: Yes
Bloom Time: Late 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: High
Flood Tolerance: Medium
Fire Tolerance: Low
Salt Tolerance: Low
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies; Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Species depending on Beach Plum: Apatelodes torrefacta, Automeris io io, Catocala pretiosa, Catocala ultronia, Lymantria dispar, Orthosia hibisci, Sphinx drupiferarum, Sphinx kalmiae, Synanthedon exitiosa, Zale horrida
Native Range
- USA: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., Virginia
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.