Canada Plum
Prunus nigra
Canada plum is a hardy northern plum bearing showy white-to-pink blossoms before the leaves and tart red plums good for preserves. A cold-tough small tree for hedgerows and wildlife plantings.
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 15–30 ft
- Spacing
- 15–20 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- moist, dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, acidic
- Bloom
- April, May
- Bloom colors
- white, pink
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, songbirds, butterflies, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~456 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen, hedge or screen
- Native states
- IN, MA, ME, MI, MN, NH, NY, VT, WI