- Type:
- Tree
- Light Exposure:
- Full Sun
- Soil Moisture:
- Medium
- Height:
- 20 feet
- Project:
- Erosion Control, Restoration
- Bloom Color:
- Pink
- Bloom Months:
- May
- Flooding / Inundation Tolerance:
- Moderate
- Salt Tolerance:
- Low
- Stress Tolerance:
- Fire Tolerant
- Herbivore Sensitivity:
- Low to Medium
- Behavior (Rate of Spread):
- 3
- Pollinator Value:
- Very High
- Benefit to Pollinators:
- Adult Food, Larval Food
- Pollinators:
- Beetles, Bombus, Butterflies, Flies, Honey Bees, Larval Host (Butterfly), Larval Host (Moth), Monarchs, Moths, Native Bees, Wasps
- Counties:
- Aitkin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chippewa, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cottonwood, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodgee, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbardard, Isanti, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Kandiyohibec, Kittson, Lac qui, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Marshall, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Norman, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Pipestone, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Redwood, Renville, Rice, Rock, SCottonwood, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Steele, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Watonwan, Wilkin, Winona, Wright, Yellow Medicine
Notes/Description:
Wildlife: American plum is highly important as wildlife cover and food. The thorny, suckering growth, when protected, forms a thicket valuable for bird nesting, loafing, and roosting, and animal loafing and bedding. Twigs and foliage provide a highly preferred browse for whitetail and mule deer. Recreation and Beautification: The thorny growth and suckering characteristics should be considered before planting this species near a recreation area. It can be used for screening and natural barriers. The fruit is used widely for making jams and jellies. Ethnobotanic: American plum was and still is used as a source of food and medicine by Native Americans in the Midwest and West.