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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.
American Plum: Sporadically in Blue Ridge Mountains, Ridge and Valley, Piedmont, and sometimes in southwestern Coastal Plain: Least Concern: Rosaceae: Prunus angustifolia Marshall [1]: 151–152 Chickasaw Plum: Scattered state-wide Least Concern: Rosaceae: Prunus caroliniana (Miller) Aiton [1]: 152–153 Carolina Laurel Cherry: Coastal Plain ...
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]
Plum remains have been found in Neolithic age archaeological sites along with olives, grapes and figs. [4] [5] According to Ken Albala, plums originated in Iran. [6] They were brought to Britain from Asia. [7] An article on plum tree cultivation in Andalusia (southern Spain) appears in Ibn al-'Awwam's 12th-century agricultural work, Book on ...
Prunus × orthosepala is a nothospecies of shrubby plum native to North America, in the southern and central United States. It is a naturally occurring hybrid of Chickasaw plum, Prunus angustifolia, and American plum, Prunus americana, found where their ranges overlap. [1] [2]
The Alabama Champion Tree Program is a listing of the largest known specimens of particular tree species, native or introduced, in the U.S. state of Alabama. It was established in 1970 by the Alabama Forestry Commission. [1] [2] The program was modeled on the National Register of Big Trees, started by the American Forests organization
Wild plum is a common name for several trees with edible fruits, and may refer to: Wild growing forms of plums, especially Prunus americana, native to eastern North America; Amelanchier, a genus in the Rosaceae producing small fruits lacking a pit; Harpephyllum afrum, an Afrotropical tree species; Podocarpus drouynianus, a conifer native to ...
A fungus in the genus Taphrina often attacks the plums; the young ovaries swell, often much larger than full grown plums, become hollow and often persist on the tree in winter. Known as "plum pockets", they appear pale green, leathery to the touch, and hollow with the exception of a few fibrous bands. The disease reduces regeneration of the plums.