Purple plums ripening on the tree.
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Plum

Prunus domestica

About it

Kind
Trees · Perennial
Family
Rosaceae
Mature size
to 15 ft × 15 ft
Blooms
Apr
Hardiness zones
Zones 4–9
Sun
Full sun
Spacing
180 in apart, rows 240 in
Soil depth in a pot
At least 20 in
Soil pH
6–7
Water
About every 7 days

When to plant

We don't have planting times for Plum yet.

Planting partners

No cited companion planting notes for Plum yet.

Safety for pets and children

  • Cats Listed as a problem for cats (NC State Extension)
  • Dogs Listed as a problem for dogs (NC State Extension)
  • Horses Listed as a problem for horses (NC State Extension)
  • Children No information in our sources

If a pet or child eats part of this plant, call your vet or poison control.

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"No information" means our sources do not say, not that the plant is harmless. A non-toxic listing is not a reason to let anyone eat a plant.

Pests and diseases

No pest or disease notes for Plum yet.

Check the label and your local extension service before using any product.

Where this comes from

  • family npgsweb.ars-grin.gov ↗ GRIN page: Prunus domestica L.
  • Most facts UMN Extension ↗ Backfilled by 0041. Pre-0041 rows recorded one source for the whole row; per-field attribution was never captured and is not invented here.
  • toxicity NC State Extension ↗ toxic for cat, dog, horse from the page's "Problem for" listing. Page matched to this row by its recorded species; not cited by the row before this batch.

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