$39.00
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
