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Prunus gracilis
Also called Hog Plum, Sour Plum
Oklahoma plum is a small, thicket-forming shrub native to the south-central United States, growing up to about 1.8 m tall with red fruit that ripens from June to August. It is grown mainly for native planting, wildlife and fruit, and it is tough once established in dry, sandy, open sites.
Prunus gracilis, called the Oklahoma plum, sour plum, and sand plum, is a species of Prunus native to the south-central United States.
The species is natively found in various states of the United States, including Alabama, southwestern Arkansas, southeastern Colorado, Kansas, northwestern Louisiana, eastern New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.
Its red fruits are considered poor for eating, but Native Americans dried them for consumption during winter.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Prunus gracilis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.
