Narrowleaf Plum (Chickasaw Plum)

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Narrowleaf Plum, also commonly known as Chickasaw Plum, is a Florida native fruiting shrub or small tree valued for its beautiful spring flowers, edible fruit, wildlife benefits, and adaptability to southern growing conditions. This native plum is an excellent choice for North Florida, the Florida Panhandle, South Alabama, and the Gulf Coast.

In late winter to early spring, Narrowleaf Plum produces clusters of fragrant white flowers, often before the leaves emerge. The early flowers create a beautiful display and provide an important food source for bees and other pollinators.

The flowers are followed by small oval plums that ripen from yellow to red. The fruit can range from tart to pleasantly sweet when fully ripe and may be eaten fresh or used for jelly, jam, preserves, sauces, and other recipes. The fruit is also highly attractive to birds and other wildlife.

Narrowleaf Plum naturally grows as a spreading, often multi-trunked shrub or small tree. It frequently produces root suckers and can form colonies or thickets when allowed to naturalize. This makes it especially useful for wildlife plantings, native landscapes, hedgerows, and naturalized areas. Suckers can also be removed if a more tree-like specimen is desired.

North Florida Growing Note: Narrowleaf Plum is native to Florida and naturally adapted to our North Florida climate. It tolerates heat, periods of drought, and a wide range of soils, making it a particularly useful native fruit tree for the DeFuniak Springs and Florida Panhandle area. It performs best in acidic, well-drained soil and does not perform as well in alkaline conditions.

Plant Details:

• Plant Type: Deciduous native fruiting shrub or small tree
• Botanical Name: Prunus angustifolia
• Common Names: Narrowleaf Plum, Chickasaw Plum
• Mature Size: Approximately 12–20 feet tall and 15–20 feet wide; plants may remain smaller depending on site and pruning
• Growth Habit: Rounded, spreading, often multi-trunked and capable of forming thickets from root suckers
• Sun: Full sun to partial shade; best flowering and fruiting occurs with good sun exposure
• USDA Zones: 5–9
• Chill Hours: A specific commercial chill-hour requirement is not generally assigned; this native plum is naturally adapted to North Florida winters
• Bloom Time: Late winter to early spring, often before the leaves emerge
• Harvest: Summer
• Fruit: Small oval yellow-to-red plums
• Fruit Uses: Fresh eating when fully ripe, jelly, jam, preserves, sauces, and wildlife food
• Flowers: Fragrant white flowers produced singly or in clusters
• Pollination: Flowers attract bees and other pollinating insects. Chickasaw Plum can also serve as a pollinator for some Gulf-series plums when bloom periods overlap
• Soil: Adaptable to clay, sand, and loam; prefers acidic, well-drained soil
• Water: Water regularly while establishing. Once established, plants have good drought tolerance but benefit from supplemental water during extended dry periods
• Native: Yes – native to Florida and the southeastern United States
• Wildlife Value: Excellent; flowers support pollinators and fruit provides food for birds and other wildlife
• Landscape Uses: Native garden, edible landscape, wildlife habitat, pollinator garden, naturalized area, hedgerow, screening, and small fruit tree

Pollinator for Florida Plums: Narrowleaf or Chickasaw Plum has another valuable use in a North Florida fruit planting. UF/IFAS notes that Prunus angustifolia can serve as a pollinator for Gulf-series plums. Chickasaw Plum often blooms somewhat earlier than the Gulf varieties, however, so successful cross-pollination depends on the bloom periods overlapping.

Narrowleaf Plum is a great choice for customers wanting a Florida native fruit tree that combines edible fruit, fragrant spring flowers, pollinator benefits, and wildlife value with excellent adaptability to our North Florida growing conditions.

Local Pickup / Limited Shipping / Contact / Wholesale

Local pickup is available for most plants and trees at Advanced Nursery Growers in DeFuniak Springs, Florida.

Limited shipping may be available for select trees, liners, and smaller plants in 3-gallon containers or smaller. Shipping availability depends on variety, plant size, quantity, destination, and packaging requirements. Shipping charges are calculated separately.

Please contact us before ordering if shipping is needed so we can confirm whether the plant can be shipped and provide the shipping cost.

Contact Advanced Nursery Growers:
Phone: 850-391-2228
Email: info@advancednurserygrowers.com
Website: www.AdvancedNurseryGrowers.com
Address: 1911 McLeod Road, DeFuniak Springs, FL 32435

Wholesale pricing is available for qualified nurseries.