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Prunus americana, commonly called the American plum, [7] wild plum, or Marshall's large yellow sweet plum, is a species of Prunus native to North America from Saskatchewan and Idaho south to New Mexico and east to Québec, Maine and Florida. [8] Prunus americana has often been planted outside its native range and sometimes escapes cultivation. [9]
The leaves are alternate, simple, and oblong-ovate or obovate, 5–12 cm (2– 4 + 3 ⁄ 4 in) long and 3–7 cm (1 + 1 ⁄ 8 – 2 + 3 ⁄ 4 in) broad, wedge-shaped, slightly heart-shaped, or rounded at base, doubly crenaulate-serrate, abruptly contracted to a narrow point at the apex, feather-veined, midrib conspicuous; they emerge from the ...
The Forest Preserve District of Will County was created by referendum on July 25, 1927, to preserve open spaces in Will County, Illinois, US. The first land acquisition was in 1930. [ 1 ] As of December 2010 [update] , the District owns or manages 21,916 acres (8,869 ha) of land. [ 2 ]
Snow and winter rain may not be enough to keep trees hydrated during the colder months.
[3] [4] Populations east of the Appalachians probably represent naturalizations. [ 5 ] Prunus hortulana is a deciduous tree with a trunk diameter of up to 15 centimetres (6 inches) and an overall height of 6 metres (20 feet) or more.
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. [4] [5] [6] The species' name angustifolia refers to its narrow leaves.
Prunus umbellata, called flatwoods plum, hog plum and sloe plum, is a plum species native to the United States from Virginia, south to Florida, and west to Texas. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Prunus umbellata can reach 6.1 meters (20 feet) in height with a 4.6 m (15 ft) spread.
The leaves are 2.5–6 cm (1– 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) long [3] with a 4–15 millimeters (1 ⁄ 8 – 5 ⁄ 8 in) petiole, dark green, turning red before falling, and faintly toothed. The flowers are white or pinkish, 2 cm across, [ 2 ] appearing in the spring in clusters of one to seven together.