Prunus umbellata

Prunus umbellata, called flatwoods plum, hog plum and sloe plum, is a plum species native to the United States from Virginia, south to Florida, and west to Texas.^[3][4]

Prunus umbellata
Prunus umbellata bush
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Prunus
Subgenus:	Prunus subg. Prunus
Section:	Prunus sect. Prunocerasus
Species:	P. umbellata
Binomial name
Prunus umbellata Elliott
Synonyms[2]
List Prunus mitis Beadle Prunus tarda Sarg. Prunus umbellata var. tarda (Sarg.) W.Wight Prunus injucunda Small Prunus injuncunda Small

Prunus umbellata can reach 6.1 meters (20 feet) in height with a 4.6 m (15 ft) spread. It has alternate serrate green leaves that turn yellow in autumn. Flowers are white, creamy, or grayish. Fruits are round, purple, and 1.3–2.5 centimeters (1⁄2–1 inch) in diameter.^[4] The trees bloom and bear fruit later than other plums. The fruits mature August–October. Large crops appear only every 3–4 years.^[5]

P. umbellata trees can live up to 40 years and are very difficult to distinguish from P. angustifolia, with which it hybridizes easily.^[6]

The fruits are made into jellies and jams.^[7]

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