Description
Plum shrubs and trees are some of the earliest flashes of white flowers seen through the browns and grays of winter; you can spot the flash of white of a wild plum in bloom through a forest of dull trees. If this flash of early nectar and pollen weren’t exciting enough, all the plums are edible – to us and the critters.
Learn the difference between a wild plum and an invasive Bradford or Callery pear Pyrus calleryana (which can be guerrilla grafted with domestic pear scionwood).
These wild plums want sun. They are part of the early succession level of a forest so they will sucker and grow towards the sun.
A hedgerow of white blooms will knit together over the years to house rabbits and other ground dwellers and feed birds and other animals throughout the summer months.
Learn why wild plums are on the decline
10 plants – 2 each – will start you off with a stunning spring flowering hedgerow to support early pollinators and the fruit is edible for us and critters.
| Black cherry | Prunus serotina |
| Wild plum | Prunus americana |
| Beach Plum | Prunus maritima |
| eastern sand cherry | Prunus pumila |
| Chokecherry | Prunus virginiana |
Every kit comes with a tree tag for each tree and a notebook to bring your plans into the next generation or home owner. The notebook contains room for your planting map, notes about maintenance you’ve carried out and citizen science. Additionally, it includes information on: site choice and preparation; a planting guide; protection recommendations; water, mulch and pruning recommendations and notes; 1st year and longer-term management tips, and a list of trees that came with your kit including details on fruit/nut bearing, growth patterns and, if applicable, hedge management guidelines.