Prunus maritima
Plant Expert:
Michael Dirr Prunus maritima
Michael Dirr
Prunus maritima
Prunus maritima (click for large image)
Beach Plum
Common Names:
  • Beach Plum
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Origin:

  New Brunswick to Maine and Virginia  

Sun/Water Requirements:

  Requires full sun.
Moderate climate.

Climate / Hardiness Zones:

  Zone 3 to Zone 6

Dirr says: "A good salt tolerant species which grows in sandy, rocky soils along the coast"

Growth:

  Range: Grows from 5' to 10'.
Dirr says: "rounded, dense, suckering shrub growing to 6' or more."

Flowers:

  Color(s): White
Season(s): Spring

Dirr says: "1/2" across, May, 2 to 3 together."  

Foliage:

  Deciduous
Color: Leaves are green in the summer and yellow, orange and red in the fall.
 

Fruit:

  Color: Red, Yellow, Purple
Season(s): Summer
Dirr says: "1/2 to 1" diameter, ripening in August; relished for jams and jellies"  

Landscape Value:

  Can be used as a hedge plant.
Can be used as a grouping plant.

Dirr says: "This species abounds on Cape Cod, MA and is one of the Cape Codder's cherished plants."

Other:

  Is Salt Tolerant
 
Prunus maritima is hardy in these areas:
Allegan, MIAllentown, PAAlmond, WI
Alsip, ILAthens, MIAugusta, MI
Bangor, MIBattle Creek, MIBronxville, NY
Canton, MICarol Stream, ILCasco, MI
Channahon, ILChicago Heights, ILChicago Ridge, IL
Chicago, ILCicero, ILCleveland, OH
Coal City, ILColumbus, MIConneaut, OH
Crete, ILDetroit, MIDewitt, MI
Dimondale, MIDolton, ILDorset, OH
Eagle, MIEast Claridon, OHEast Greenville, PA
East Lansing, MIEast Texas, PAEastchester, NY
Easton, PAEaton Rapids, MIEcorse, MI
Edmore, MIElkins Park, PAElmwood Park, IL
Elyria, OHEmmaus, PAEvergreen Park, IL
Ferndale, MIGrand Rapids, MIGrosse Pointe, MI
Hamtramck, MIHarper Woods, MIHarrison Township, MI
Hastings On hudson, NYHeath, OHHighland Park, MI
Homewood, ILJeffersonville, INJoliet, IL
Kalamazoo, MIKinsman, ILLaconia, IN
Lakewood, OHLandisburg, PALanesville, IN
Lansing, ILLawn, PALeavenworth, IN
Lebanon, PALemont, ILLemoyne, PA
Lewistown, PALexington, INLincolnshire, IL
Little York, INLittleton, COLiverpool, PA
Loysville, PALykens, PAMacomb, MI
Marysville, MIMcalisterville, PAMemphis, MI
Mentor, OHMiddlefield, OHMontville, OH
Morgantown, WVMount Clemens, MIMount Vernon, OH
Mundelein, ILNew Albany, OHNew Baltimore, MI
New Haven, MINew York, NYNewark, OH
Newbury, OHNorth Chicago, ILNorth Kingsville, OH
North Ridgeville, OHNorth Street, MINorthbrook, IL
Northfield, OHOak Park, MIOshkosh, WI
Palatine, IL
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