Prunus domestica - Plum

Plum trees produce sweet, juicy fruits used fresh, in preserves, and in baking. They are also valued for their ornamental flowers.

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 4¹
• Hardiness zone 5¹
• Hardiness zone 6¹
• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹

Outputs

• Human food²

Type

• Prunus spp.
• Tree
• Deciduous

Functions

• Windbreak¹
• Wildlife habitat¹

Footnotes

1. Prunus domestica | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸

2. Gaia’s Garden - A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture, 2nd Edition Table 10-1 ↩