PLUM CHICKASAW NATIVE

CHICKASAW PLUM  Prunus angustifolia    Cherokee plum, Florida sand plum, sandhill plum, or sand plum. Grows to 25 ft tall 6 to 12 ft wide. Part shade . 

Are drought tolerant and can grow in a variety of conditions. Flowers are fragrant, white or pink or rose-colored. Fruit are a drupe that are a good source for wildlife.

Seeds are a favorite food of deer, squirrels, and other animals. Nectar-insects, Fruit-mammals, Fruit-birds

Used: the fruit- plum- can be eaten fresh, dried into prunes, used in jams, or fermented into wine and distilled into brandy. The trees are also used as ornamentals.

Zone 4-8

How to tell the difference: Chickasaw Plum vs. Chickasaw Crabapple 🌿

These two plants get mixed up all the time because the names sound similar — but they’re not the same plant.

🍑 Chickasaw Plum (Prunus angustifolia)

• Makes small plums with ONE pit

• Often grows in dense thickets (spreads by suckers)

• Can have thorny twigs

• Great wildlife plant + makes a great jelly plum!

🍎 Chickasaw Crabapple (Malus ioensis)

• Makes small crabapples with a core + multiple seeds

• Usually grows as a small tree

• Typically not thorny

• Beautiful spring blooms and excellent for pollinators

✅ Fastest way to tell:
👉 Cut the fruit open. Pit = plum. Core = crabapple.

We only ship to the continental USA no shipping to California, Arizona, Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. Our plants ship bare root or with minimal soil in a bag.  5 gallon pots or larger they must be picked up at the nursery ( or call for special shipping arrangements to see if we can ship to you ).

^{The picture is an example  and is not always the actual plant being shipped}