Thicket Plum does a fantastic job of colonizing an area. Everything loves the fruit and forms screening that is hard to see through even after leaf drop.
Thicket plum is a multi-stemmed shrub that form fantastic Colonizing thickets that remind me of sumac in how they spread. The plums are somewhat tart to us humans but just sweet enough the deer and game birds really love them. Fruit starts to ripen mid summer. If your wanting a plant to provide cover, visual screens and food then this is a great choice. Grows in any well drained soils. Seems to thrive with neglect!
Zone: 4-8
Specialization: Tends to colonize-Food-Cover-Screening Growth Rate: Fast Crop Abundance: Heavy Can Produce In: 3-5 Years-Requires another for cross pollination.
Thicket Plum
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Thicket Plum does a fantastic job of colonizing an area. Everything loves the fruit and forms screening that is hard to see through even after leaf drop.
Description
Thicket plum is a multi-stemmed shrub that form fantastic Colonizing thickets that remind me of sumac in how they spread. The plums are somewhat tart to us humans but just sweet enough the deer and game birds really love them. Fruit starts to ripen mid summer. If your wanting a plant to provide cover, visual screens and food then this is a great choice. Grows in any well drained soils. Seems to thrive with neglect!
Zone: 4-8
Specialization: Tends to colonize-Food-Cover-Screening
Growth Rate: Fast
Crop Abundance: Heavy
Can Produce In: 3-5 Years- Requires another for cross pollination.
Soil Type: Wide Range
Soil Moisture: Well drained to Moist.
Height at Maturity: 10-15′
Additional information
1 Year Old, 2 Year Old, 3 Year Old
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