{"product_id":"5-american-plum-prunus-americana-red-purple-fruit-white-flower-shrub-tree-seeds","title":"5 AMERICAN PLUM Prunus Americana Red Purple Fruit White Flower Shrub Tree Seeds","description":"\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION:NAME:  American PlumOTHER COMMON NAMES:  August Plum \/ Wild PlumSCIENTIFIC NAME:  Prunus AmericanaCOLOR:  White Flowers \/ Purplish Red FruitPLANT SEEDS:  Fall \/ Cold stratify \/ Indoors weeks before last frost \/ Outdoors after danger of frostBLOOM TIME:  Spring (April - May)HARVEST:  Aug - SeptHARDINESS ZONE:  3 - 8PLANT HEIGHT:  10 - 15'PLANT SPACING:  10 - 15'LIGHT REQUIREMENTS:  Sun - Part ShadeSOIL  WATER PREFERENCES:  AverageQUANTITY:  5 SeedsOTHER:  The American Plum is native to the US  Canada. It is a beautiful showy landscape ornamental with delicious edible fruit. They can be grown as a large multi-branched shrub or as a small single-trunked tree.Blooming early in the spring before the leaves appear, American Plums are smothered with impossible numbers of fragrant white 1 flowers. They are considered to be of special value to honey  other bees as well as butterflies. This Plum is also a larvae host for a wide variety of butterfly species.The delicious sweet  sour 1 purplish red plums are ready for harvest beginning in August. The fruit is very showy  ornamental,  can be eaten raw (don't eat the seeds) or made into jams, jellies,  wine. Birds  a wide variety of wildlife love to eat this fruit too, so be sure to leave some for our fuzzy  feathered friends :) In fall, the leaves turn a variety of lovely shades ranging from light yellow all the way to bright red.The shrubs are dense  thicket forming which makes them an excellent windbreak, border, or living fence, as well as providing excellent cover for small mammals  songbirds. Being very cold hardy sturdy plants, the American Plum is often used as rootstock for other plums such as the Domestic Plum. The leaves of the plant are browsed by deer,  the branches can be thorny. Having a suckering root system, the American Plum is used for erosion control in general  is perfect for riverbanks  other areas that can become inundated with water because they can withstand several days of flooding.Did you know ... ?      The America Plum is listed as a threatened species in New Hampshire  Vermont.** We have a wonderful selection of native fruit tree seeds available in our store, including Elderberry, Cranberry, Buffaloberry, Silverberry,  many more! Stop by  take a look! *** RECEIVE A FREE GIFT FROM SEEDVILLE USA’S “WILD SIDE” CONSERVATION TEAM WITH EVERY ORDER!    AND ...    FREE SHIPPING ON ANY ADDITIONAL SEEDS!PAY ONLY ONE FLAT SHIPPING FEE NO MATTER HOW MANY PACKS OF SEEDS YOU ORDER! PLEASE VISIT MY STORE FOR OVER 1,700 TYPES OF FLOWER, VINE, TREE, SHRUB, HERB, FRUIT,  VEGETABLE SEEDS!!!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sevendecorllc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48065916862622,"sku":"ZFV277E","price":4.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/1647\/2478\/files\/Output_138.jpg?v=1785400620","url":"https:\/\/sevendecorllc.com\/products\/5-american-plum-prunus-americana-red-purple-fruit-white-flower-shrub-tree-seeds","provider":"Sevendecorllc","version":"1.0","type":"link"}