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NC Native Plant Society:
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Prunus angustifolia

Chickasaw Plum

Scientific Name:

Prunus angustifolia

Genus:

Prunus

Species Epithet:

angustifolia

Common Name:

Chickasaw Plum

Plant Type

Tree/Shrub

Life Cycle

Perennial

Plant Family

Rosaceae (Rose Family)

Native/Alien:

NC Native

Invasive Status:

(*Key)

Size:

6-12 ft., 12-36 ft.

Bloom Color(s):

White

Light:

Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day

Soil Moisture:

Dry, Moist

Bloom Time:

March, April

Growing Area:

Mountains, Piedmont, Sandhills, Coastal Plain

Habitat Description:

Roadsides, fencerows, abandoned fields, especially sandy. A common species over most of the NC Piedmont and the western and central Coastal Plain. Rare to uncommon in the southern mountains, and also in the northwestern Piedmont; seemingly absent in most of the mountains and eastern Coastal Plain.

Leaf Arrangement:

Alternate

Leaf Retention:

Deciduous

Leaf Type:

Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like

Leaf Form:

Simple

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Wildlife Value:

Highest Wildlife Value

Landscape Value:

Suitable for home landscapes

State Rank:

S5: Secure (*Key)

Global Rank:

G5 - Secure (*Key)

Notes:

Suitable for natural areas.

Chickasaw Plums are in full bloom before leaves emerge. More shrub than tree, they prefer full sun in managed fields in the sandhills in March.

North Carolina Sandhills Game Lands, Richmond County, NC

The Scientific Name is Prunus angustifolia. You will likely hear them called Chickasaw Plum. This picture shows the Chickasaw Plums are in full bloom before leaves emerge.  More shrub than tree, they prefer full sun in managed fields in the sandhills in March. of Prunus angustifolia

Will Stuart

Chickasaw Plum blossoms are small and ephemeral. The 5-petaled flowers have bright pink anthers when blossom are fresh, usually only the first day..

Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge, Chesterfield County, SC

The Scientific Name is Prunus angustifolia. You will likely hear them called Chickasaw Plum. This picture shows the Chickasaw Plum blossoms are small and ephemeral.  The 5-petaled flowers have bright pink anthers when blossom are fresh, usually only the first day.. of Prunus angustifolia

Will Stuart

Small bright red plums mature by early June.

Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge, Chesterfield County, SC

The Scientific Name is Prunus angustifolia. You will likely hear them called Chickasaw Plum. This picture shows the Small bright red plums mature by early June. of Prunus angustifolia

Will Stuart

Links:

USDA PLANTS Database Record



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