''Prunus umbellata'', called flatwoods plum, hog plum and sloe plum, is a plum species native to the United States from
Virginia
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, south to
Florida
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, and west to
Texas
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.
''Prunus umbellata'' can reach in height with a spread. It has alternate
serrate
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green leaves that turn yellow in autumn. Flowers are white, creamy, or grayish. Fruits are round, purple, and in diameter.
The trees bloom and bear fruit later than other plums. The fruits mature August–October. Large crops appear only every 3–4 years.
''P. umbellata'' trees can live up to 40 years and are very difficult to distinguish from ''
P. angustifolia'', with which it
hybridizes easily.
The fruits are made into jellies and jams.
Gallery
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Flora of the Southern United States
Plants described in 1821
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