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Wild plum seed is sold in quantities of 20, 50, and 100. Seed requires cold stratification and will exhibit some degree of double dormancy.
This listing is for wild plum seed that we sell which has not been or cannot be determined to be a clean, single species.
Seed from the feralwood mixed species thicket: There is not much in the native fruit world I love as much as a well-established wild plum thicket. The thicket planted as part of the Feralwood project, where these seed originate, is a multi-species thicket started by seedling trees.
The flowering of this thicket takes place over a two week period in early spring, and there is a great deal of overlap in the flowering of individual trees. As such, these seed may not produce true to any particular species, and may produce hybrids of the eastern US native wild plums.
Some native wild plums can be hard to pin down to be species, however, known species in the thicket are: Prunus americana (american plum) and wild goose plum (Prunus hortulana). Potentially P. munsonia and P. umbellata. There is also at least one native hybrid tree that bears pear shaped fruit.
Morganton plum: This wild plum was found on a friend’s land in Morganton, NC. Large sweet-tart fruits on a tree that has grown wild in the forests of the NC mountains. After much effort there has still not been a confident ID on the species of this one. At first it was thought to be an American plum. Because of discrepancies, there emerged the consideration of it being the rare Allegheny plum. However, this possibility had to be swept away once a more critical look at the fruit size and tree size. At present I am thinking that this tree is a hybrid of American plum. The main characteristics that keep it from being confidently American plum are the size and shape of the pits. The pits are also freestone, which is strange. Any ideas? They are welcome!
If you would like to learn more about wild plums check out this article written by Akiva Silver of Twisted Tree Farm, Growing American Plums, and this article written by Solomon Gamboa of Indigenous Landscapes, Wild Plum Conservation Project
Plant details:
Genus & species: Prunus spp.
Hardiness: Zone 3 to zone 9
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Soil type: Tolerant of a variety of soils
Soil moisture: Average to moist, well-drained, drought-tolerant once established
