General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 15 to 20 feet
Leaves: Good fall color
Deciduous
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: White
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Flowering Tree
Will Naturalize
Edible Parts: Fruit
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Suitable for wintersowing
Can handle transplanting
Pollinators: Various insects

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Common names
  • Mexican Plum
  • Fall Plum
  • Bigtree Plum
  • Plum
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Prunus mexicana
  • Synonym: Prunus mexicana var. fultonensis
  • Synonym: Prunus mexicana var. polyandra

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Location: My Garden
Date: 2019-02-23
Location: Lockhart, Texas
Date: 2020-02-16
one of the earliest spring bloomers in Central Texas
Location: j c raulston arboretum, ncsu,  raleigh, north carolina
Date: 2024-03-12
Location: j c raulston arboretum, ncsu,  raleigh, north carolina
Date: 2024-03-05
Location: j c raulston arboretum, ncsu,  raleigh, north carolina
Date: 2024-03-05
Location: KYLE
Date: 2019-03-03
Location: j c raulston arboretum, raleigh, north carolina
Date: 2020-03-01
Location: j c raulston arboretum, raleigh, north carolina
Date: 2020-03-09
Location: j c raulston arboretum, raleigh, north carolina
Date: 2020-03-12
Location: j c raulston arboretum, raleigh, north carolina
Date: 2020-03-03
Location: j c raulston arboretum, ncsu,  raleigh, north carolina
Date: 2021-03-23
Location: KYLE
Date: 2019-04-06
Location: Kyle, TX
Date: 2020-03-14
At its prettiest
Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: March 27, 2011
Location: Cisco, Tx (between Dallas and Abilene)
Date: 2018-05-06

Date: 2010-06-03
Credit Alexey Sergeev
Location: j c raulston arboretum, ncsu,  raleigh, north carolina
Date: 2021-03-23

Date: 2010-12-12
Credit Alexey Sergeev
Location: My yard in Arlington, Texas.
Date: Spring 2010
This tree is gorgeous in the spring.
Location: Houston, TX
Date: 2008-03-14
Location: Houston, TX
Date: 2007-02-27

Date: 2010-11-24
Credit Alexey Sergeev
Location: Medina Co., Texas
Date: March 3, 2012
Mexican Plum
Location: Plano, TX
Date: 2016-09-06
Location: north central Texas
Date: 2010-03-28
Location: Back of Property---Wildscape area
Date: 2012-03-23
Prunus mexicana is a great early spring nectar flower for migrati
Location: Plano, TX
Germinated in 9 days.
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Comments:
  • Posted by imabirdnut (North Texas - Zone 7b) on Sep 19, 2012 2:16 PM concerning plant:
    Prunus mexicana is also a host plant for Tiger Swallowtail butterflies (Papilio glaucus)

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