American Plum, Wild Plum - Prunus americana
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Prunus americana - American Plum, Wild Plum. Threatened in New Hampshire and Vermont.
Shrub to small tree growing up to 25' tall, and can be nearly as wide. It has low branches and thorns up to 3" long, so in the wild it can be part of a nearly impenetrable thicket.
The fleshy fruit is edible. The plum fruit is usually around an inch in diameter.
Found in:
AL, AR, AZ, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY
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Distribution of Prunus americana in the United States and Canada:
Map courtesy of The Biota of North America Program.
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| | Site: Pigeon Mountain - Blue Hole Area, Walker County, GA Date: 2011-April-02 | Photographer: Gerald C. Williamson
Nikon D60
| | The showy white flowers of Prunus americana have 5 petals, as do most members of the Rose family. | | 
| | Site: Pigeon Mountain - East, Walker County, GA Date: 2011-April-02 | Photographer: Gerald C Williamson
Nikon D60
Tamron SP 90MM f/2.8 AF Macro | | Clearly butterflies are among the pollinators of the American Plum. | | Click on the photo for a larger image
| | Site: Pigeon Mountain - East, Walker County, GA Date: 2011-April-02 | Photographer: Gerald C Williamson
Nikon D60
Tamron SP 90MM f/2.8 AF Macro | | While the Wild Plum can grow as a solitary tree, it can also be part of a nearly impenetrable thicket. | | Click on the photo for a larger image
| | Site: Pigeon Mountain - Blue Hole Area, Walker County, GA Date: 2012-July-21 | Photographer: Gerald C Williamson
Nikon D7000 | Update 04/02/2014: I've been advised by Richard Ware of the Georgia Botanical Society, a man with expertise in trees FAR beyond my own, that this is a persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) rather than a plum (Prunus americana).
These green fruits will ripen to yellow or a reddish-purple. | | Click on the photo for a larger image
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