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It grows in the spring by the spores spread by air from any nearby tree that has been infected with black knot. Black knot is a fungus that occurs as black, rough galls or knots on the succulent stems and branches. This disease can cause extensive damage to the entire tree, at times it may even kill it.

Diseases and Pestsīlack Knot: The most common disease that can affect this tree is the black knot.

While a young plum tree grows around 16 inches each year, an older tree will grow about 10 inches with proper care. When adding fertilizer, spread it to the ends of each branch. Fertilize before the flower bloom begins, and reduce when the tree has borne fruit and is in its dormant period. Once the tree is established, water as per requirement. Young plants need more water than established ones. A sunny or a partially shaded location is best for growing a plum tree. Young plants are especially partial to moist and well-drained soils. They are not that fussy about soil, however, avoid places where water tends to stagnate. Good well drained soil, slightly acidic soil with a pH balance between three and six will result in good flower, as well as fruit production. These trees are easy to grow and maintain.

They are thus perfect for small yards and gardens. x cistena) and the “Dwarf Natal Plum” (Carissa macrocarpa) which grow to height of 5 to 7 feet. Other than these common flowering plum tree variants there are a number of dwarf and semi-dwarf plum trees like the Dwarf “Red-Leaf” plum (P. The flowers have five petals and multiple stamens and are borne in single or groups of five. Flatwoods Plum TreeĪ small tree with oblong-lance shaped leaves, smooth, red brown to black bark, the Flatwoods plum tree has masses of showy white flowers in early spring. In the months of February, March, April and May, the tree has fragrant, small-white blossoms with reddish-orange antlers. Synonyms: Cherokee plum, sand plum, mountain cherry, Florida sand plum, sandhill plumĪ plum tree that is native to North America, the Chickasaw Plum tree has a scaly-black bark with reddish side branches, and small oval-green leaves. Size: Medium to large (about 30 feet in height)Ī broadleaf-evergreen tree with dense, rounded canopy that produces small white-green flowers. Pods often abundant, appearing September–October and persisting.Synonyms: Pigeon Seagrape, doveplum, tietongue Twigs are slender, smooth, brown to gray, often zigzag, pith white.įlowers small, 2–8 per cluster, on stalks ¼–¾ inch long flowers ¼–⅜ inch long, rose-purple, petals 5, in a typical pea-flower configuration.įruits are pods 3–4 inches long, about ½ inch wide, tapering at the ends, leathery, reddish brown seeds several, egg-shaped, flattened, ⅛–¼ inch long. Older trees have long grooves and short, thin, blocky plates. Leaves are simple, alternate, 2–6 inches long, 1¼–6 inches wide, oval to heart-shaped, tip pointed, base heart-shaped upper surface dark green, smooth lower surface paler and smooth with some hairs along veins and in vein axils leaf stalk 1¼–5 inches long, smooth.īark is reddish brown to gray, thin and smooth when young. It is very ornamental in spring with small, clustered, rose-purple flowers covering the bare branches before the leaves.