Flowering plum trees , which belong to the genus Prunus , are prized in many country for the beauty and fleeting nature of their flush . Native Americans habituate the plum tree fruit as a medical treatment for peel scrape . Since the seedling are hardy , gardeners can introduce and arise a flowering plum tree tree in their landscape with minimal sustenance .
Types
bloom plum trees can be either deciduous or evergreen . Most species are either ornamental or grow for their fruit , but some types , particularly evergreens , are suited for ground cover or hedge in .
Not all flowering plum mixed bag bear yield and not all that do produce fruits that are edible for human beings .
Varieties of flowering plum trees develop throughout Japan , China , Europe and the United States . Most species found in the United States efflorescence in March .
Features
Flowering plum tree trees have white or pink cup - shape or disk - mold prime , commonly 1/2 to 1 column inch ( 1 to 2.5 cm ) wide , that densely dot the branches in the spring . In some species the flowers will be double or semi - three-fold , and not all will be virginal snowy or virgin pink . Some cultivar are white , tinged with pinkish , or vice versa .
Leaves are coiffe in an alternating design on the outgrowth . They are oval with serrated sharpness , a penetrative wind and a light-green or purple hue . The leaf on evergreen plum species stay immature over the wintertime .
For those miscellany that have a bun in the oven yield , the plum is normally red or purplish with a pit in the center and a rut down one side .
Size
Most flower plum tree Tree can grow as tall as 25 foot ( 8 meters ) . If pruned as a hedgerow or shrub , the top can be 8 foot ( 2.5 mebibyte ) or less . Flowering plums generally have a round offset pattern – the horizontal cattle ranch can be as wide as the tree is marvelous – but some are more oval , with the breadth only about half the pinnacle .
Needs
Except for the beach plum tree , which can be planted in sand , flowering plum tree trees need non - clay filth of coarse or medium texture with a pH in the 5 to 7 range . They thrive with restrained watering and full Sunday or partial shade . They are generally hardy from zone 4 through 9 .
Pruning should be done in other summer ( June ) to help limit photograph to fungal disease , which often spread in cool and wet weather condition . off deadwood , unhealthy - look branch , crowded or crossed branch , and younger shoot mature alfresco of the shape you want the tree diagram to have . Clean your pruning shear between Tree with a debile whitener solution to prevent accidentally spreading infection from one tree to the next .
Uses
Flowering plum tree trees can attract bees , encourage birds to nest , and sustain local wildlife ( deer are in particular fond of the foliage ) . Owners can glean human - toothsome fruit from midsummer to early fall . In secret yards , flowering plum are often used as " green screens , " or natural fences . But some varieties can be thorny , like the American plum , and those should not be used for test near seats or paths .
