Wild Plum - Prunus Angustifolia, Purnus Americana, Wild Plum - Restrain Flowering Shrubs As Well As Trees
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| Native plum tree bark |
I idea these were piffling native plum trees, Prunus Americana, that nosotros planted along the southward fence-line to soften the sentiment of our neighbor's gigantic metallic edifice alongside a pile of tires then high nosotros tin come across it from the hammocks inwards the summer.
However, at i time I'm pretty certain they are our native Sand Plums, Prunus angustifolia instead.
Here's a handy link from the Washington Native Plant Society alongside photos of dozens of jump flowering trees in addition to shrubs to attention you lot position what the birds planted inwards your beds in addition to fence-line!
My dream is that inwards a duet of years the native plums volition at to the lowest degree block the tire pile though they volition ever rest likewise brusk to block the edifice in addition to nonetheless small-scale plenty to non grow into the ability lines along the belongings line.
One of our other purposes inwards planting them was to feed in addition to shelter wildlife. We purchased the minimum of 50-tiny tree/shrubs inwards a packet from this site.and took wages of their delivery truck stopping inwards Muskogee final yr (free delivery). We planted 10 or fifteen in addition to gave away the residue to my yoga students to constitute inwards their yards.
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| Prunus angustifolia flowers |
They are shrubby in addition to tin cast thickets though the ones nosotros convey on the other side of the yard yesteryear the swale convey never actually moved or multiplied. I suspect it's because they are inwards likewise much shade.
Oklahoma State University has a Fact Sheet at this link that volition explicate all the many names, varieties, planting in addition to harvesting tips.