Plum Prairie Red

Prunus Americana ‘Prairie Red

Prairie Red is a hybrid winter hardy plum.  Leaves are alternate and simple with sharply serrate margins and prominent veins.  Branches are smooth when young but become rigid and spiny as they mature.  White flowers with five petals bloom in May.  Fruit that forms in late summer is red or reddish yellow in color.  The fruit size is 1.5 inches in diamter.  Prairie Red Plum can be included in farmstead and…