Wild Plum

Wild plum There over a dozen species of plum native to this part of the world. Across all these species you can find a plum adapted to almost any environment this continent has to offer. Some species are short and multi stemmed, others are taller and can be a single stem. Some send out vigorous suckers while others are less likely to spread in this fashion.  In current times wild plums are somewhat rare however as recently as 40-50 years ago they were a common sight. They can often be observed in hedgerows, meadows, and forest clearings. Wild plums are typically small vigorous shrubs. Most have an ability to send out suckers and expand to create large dense patches. Like other species in the stone fruit family their blooms offer forage for insects early in the season when few other flowers can be found. Wild plums typically respond well to low intensity fires. They need full sun in order to express fast growth and good fruit production however they will also survive and grow in shady c