Common names:
Culinary Plum
European Plum
Plum

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Vine
Life cycle: Perennial
Water Preferences: Wet
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 6b
Leaves: Spring ephemeral
Fruit: Pops open explosively when ripe
Flowers: Fragrant
Flower Color: Orange
Flower Time: Spring
Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Suitable as Annual
Edible Parts: Sap
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Propagation: Seeds: Stratify seeds
Pollinators: Wasps
Conservation status: Least Concern (LC)

UK National Fruit Collection photo

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