Wild Plum RPBB - Prunus americana

Wild Plum flowers are sweetly fragrant and develop into fleshy fruit about 1"" across that tastes tart to sweet (especially the skin is tart). Favored plant of the federally endangered Rusty Patched Bumble Bee, the nectar and pollen of the flowers attract bees, various flies, and other insects. The fruits are eaten by mammals primarily that help to spread the large seeds to new locations. Birds occasionally peck at the fruits, but they do not distribute the seeds A small tree, Wild Plum has a stout, short trunk (up to 12"" in diameter) and widely spreading to ascending branches. Sometimes new saplings are produced from underground runners. Soil Type: Loamy Clay/ Sand with organic matter Soil Conditions: Average-Dry Flower Color: White Flower Time: March Height: to 25' Light: Part-Sun Features: Rain Garden, Birds, Pollinators, Rusty Patched Bumble Bee, Larval Host Credits: Info & Photos courtesy of Illinoiswildflowers.info & wikipedia.