Wright SWCD 2008 Tree Program

American Plum

 

Hardiness Zones: 3 Growth Rate: Slow Site Requirements: Full sun to partial shade.  Moderate drought tolerance. Soil: Moist soils, adaptable.  Form: Tall shrub to small tree.  Thorny.  Thicket forming. Height: 8 to 10 feet Width: 10 to 15 feet Flower/Fruit: White flowers.  Edible fruit. Comments: Good for farmstead windbreaks.  Good for wildlife.  Suckers profusely which makes it objectionable in home landscapes.

Shrubs	Small Trees	Large Trees	Evergreens
Nannyberry	American Plum	Prairie Cascade Willow	Balsam Fir
Common Lilac	Red Splendor Crabapple	Bur Oak	Concolor Fir
Juneberry	Canada Red Cherry	Sugar Maple	Norway Pine
Redosier Dogwood	Paper Birch	Quaking Aspen	Ponderosa Pine
Arrowwood	Little Leaf Linden	Honey Locust	Black Hills Spruce
Centennial Cotoneaster	Apricot		Colorado Spruce
Hanson Hedge Rose
Golden Current