Beach Plum
Prunus maritima
Beach plum is the salt- and sand-tolerant shrub of Atlantic dunes, blanketed in white bloom then heavy with purple plums famous for jam. Among the toughest natives for seaside gardens.
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 3–8 ft
- Spacing
- 4–8 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- May
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, songbirds, butterflies, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~456 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen, hedge or screen, foundation
- Native states
- CT, DE, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, RI