Native American Plum

$16.95

The leaves turn yellow to red in autumn for great fall color. Although the plums can be eaten raw, the quality is somewhat poor. The Native American Plum tree, Prunus americana, is also known as the Native Plum, Hedge Plum, Sloe or Wild Plum. The fruits are perhaps better used for preserves and jellies. This species is usually grown for ornamental value and not for fruit production, however. Wildlife are attracted to the sweet fruits. Native American Plum trees are small, deciduous, single trunk trees or a multi-stemmed shrub which occurs in rocky or sandy soils in woodlands, pastures, abandoned farms, streams and hedgerows. As a shrub, it suckers freely and can form large colonies. This deciduous tree typically grows to 15-25' tall with a broad, spreading crown. Branches and twigs are an attractive dark reddish-brown. Flowers are followed by edible, round, red plums with bright yellow pulp which ripen in early summer. The 2 to 5 inch white flowers appear in early spring before the foliage appears. ... more

Flame Willow The Flame willow is very hardy and responds well to pruning. They grow fast and can be planted as privacy screens where the fall color will be fabulous!. Plant these as specimens or in a line along a border. It grows multistemmed, more like a shrub, unless trained otherwise. The Flame Willow, 'Salix Willow', gets it's name from the stems that turn red in late fall and lasts until early spring.