• Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Mark Hutchinson, Hernando Chapter, FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Prunus angustifolia

chickasaw plum

Nomenclature

Common Name:

chickasaw plum

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Prunus angustifolia

Family:

Rosaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

tree

Size:

15-20 ft tall  by 15-20 ft wide with new plants growing from rhizomes (underground stems) to form thickets of substantial width

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

white

Fruit Color:

orange

Phenology:

deciduous

Noted For:

Showy Flowers, Showy Fruits

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Plant as a screen where its suckers are welcome (woodland edges, casual but large garden settings)

Considerations:

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Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded---------------------------------Extremely Dry

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Usually moist, occasional inundation -to- Somewhat long very dry periods

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand, Loam

Soil pH:

circum-neutral

Suitable to Grow In:

8A,8B,9A,9B

Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Birds, Mammals

Flowers attract bees.  Documented bee visitors include  Dialictus placideizsis, Hylaeus conflzeizs, Euylaezcs pectoralis and Epeolzcs zonatus (Deyrup et al. 2002). 

Birds, squirrels and other animals eat the fruit.

Native Habitats:

Woodland edges, fencerows, open woods. Also cultivated.

Comments:

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General Comments:

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. In Florida, it has been documented in many counties in the northern half of the state, and this author is aware of it being in others.  It appears to be appropriate to consider this species native throughout this part of the state.