Exploring Florida’s Natives: Chickasaw Plum
2024年7月9日 · The Chickasaw Plum is another Florida native that will catch your eye. This small, deciduous, multi-branched tree has delicate white blossoms and small, flavorful plums. Let’s talk about the origins, growing conditions, and ecological significance of native species, like the Chickasaw Plum.
Florida Native Plant Society (FNPS)
If a single plant of similar stature and flowers is desired, consider flatwoods plum, Prunus umbellatus. Based on BONAP and ISB maps, the range of this species covers much of the southern and south central US with some outliers to the north and west.
Chickasaw Plum - Gardening Solutions
Chickasaw plum is native to Florida and a number of other states and is hardy to USDA zones 5-9. It is known scientifically as Prunus angustifolia. The Chickasaw plum grows quickly, and can be used in the landscape as a small specimen tree. If you have trouble finding it at your local nursery, check a native plant nursery or sale.
ENH-663/ST504: Prunus angustifolia: Chickasaw Plum - EDIS
Growing 20 feet tall and wide, Chickasaw plum forms a rounded mass of slender, thorny branches sprouting from a short trunk. In spring, before the one and a half to three-inch-long leaves appear, Chickasaw plum is festooned with small, white, fragrant flowers which make the trees quite decorative in the presence of other trees which are often ...
HS895/HS250: Growing Plums in Florida - EDIS
The two species of native plums, P. angustifolia (Chickasaw plum) and P. umbellata (hog plum) or their hybrids can serve as pollinators, but they usually bloom earlier than the 'Gulf' series and their fruit quality is poor. Trees for pollination are planted …
Prunus angustifolia - Wikipedia
Prunus angustifolia, known commonly as Chickasaw plum, Cherokee plum, Florida sand plum, sandhill plum, or sand plum, [3] is a North American species of plum-bearing tree. It was originally cultivated by Native Americans before the arrival of Europeans.
Prunus angustifolia (Chickasaw Plum) - University of Florida
2014年6月13日 · Foliage: Deciduous tree with no showy fall color. Flowers: White, showy, fragrant flowers in the winter. Pests: Tent caterpillar can defoliate trees and weaken them. Description: Growing 25 feet tall and wide, Chickasaw Plum forms a rounded mass of slender, thorny branches sprouting from a short trunk. In spring, before the one to two-inch-long ...
Growing 25 feet tall and wide, Chickasaw Plum forms a rounded mass of slender, thorny branches sprouting from a short trunk (Fig. 1). In spring, before the one to two-inch-long leaves appear, Chickasaw Plum is festooned with small, white, fragrant flowers which make the trees quite decorative in the presence of other trees which are often still ...
Chickasaw Plum | Gardening in the Panhandle - University of Florida
2019年1月7日 · The native Chickasaw plum is a beautiful smaller tree (12-20 ft mature height) that is perfect for front yards, small areas, and streetscapes. True to its name, the Chickasaw plum was historically an important food source to Native American tribes in the southeast, who cultivated the trees in settlements well before the arrival of Europeans.
Chickasaw Plum (Prunus angustifolia) - Plant Real Florida
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