American Plum - Prunus americana

Rosaceae - Rose Family
"A Year With the Trees" - Tree Number 80
American Plum
Prunus americana

Spring

The American Plum Tree

This tree is also called the Wild Plum.  This time of year the fruit is still green and growing. 

This tree can be identified by the way it grows in thickets due to the roots sprouting into twigs around the main trunk.  This is one of the first trees to bloom in the spring with beautiful white flowers.

The American Plum

Summer

American Plum tree in the summertime

This tree lives in Mountain Home, Arkansas.  There is a grove of American Plum trees there on the Crystal Willet Nature trail.  Master gardeners take care of this beautiful space.

Fall 

I will find the tree for this image soon I hope.

Winter

I will find the tree for this image soon I hope.

The Champion American Plum Trees

The American forests champion American Plum tree lives in Cape Elizabeth, Maine.  It is 25 feet high and has a circumference of 84 inches. 

There are no listings for a state champion in North Carolina.

http://www.americanforests.org/big-trees/american-plum-prunus-americana/

My favorite American Plum Tree

I do not have a favorite American Plum tree yet.  I am searching for you.  Do you know of one I can meet?

Plant a American Plum Tree

The fruit, flowers and leaves of the American Plum are important food sources for birds, insects, and mammals.  

For the love of the trees,
Becky