American Plum, Wild Plum,.Prunus americana, Native Minnesota Tree, Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden

(Wild Plum) A full size fruit tree located in the Upland Garden on the first hill at Guidebook station 46. The one inch wide white 5-part flowers are single or in small clusters along the stems at the juncture of stem and leaf. Flowering stems are usually grayish and scaly with age. The plant can be a large shrub or grow into tree size of up to 15 feet high. Leaves are alternate, oval, with a tapering tip, have sharp edges and sometimes double toothed. Fruits are about one inch in size, yellow to red, edible and often used in making jams and jellies. American plum is valuable for wildlife cover and food. It has a suckering habit, forming dense thickets that provide good bird habitat. It has shallow, wide spreading roots and when young is easily transplanted.

	Plants of the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden
	Common Name	Scientific Name	Plant Family	Garden Location	Prime Season
	American Plum	Prunus americana Marsh.	Rose	Upland	May
Other names and notes	(Wild Plum) A full size fruit tree located in the Upland Garden on the first hill at Guidebook station 46. The one inch wide white 5-part flowers are single or in small clusters along the stems at the juncture of stem and leaf. Flowering stems are usually grayish and scaly with age. The plant can be a large shrub or grow into tree size of up to 15 feet high. Leaves are alternate, oval, with a tapering tip, have sharp edges and sometimes double toothed. Fruits are about one inch in size, yellow to red, edible and often used in making jams and jellies. American plum is valuable for wildlife cover and food. It has a suckering habit, forming dense thickets that provide good bird habitat. It has shallow, wide spreading roots and when young is easily transplanted.