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American Plum or Prunus Americana Marsh.

By: Leslie Harper. American Plum or Prunus Americana Marsh. Classification [1]. Kingdom:  Plantae Subkingdom:  Tracheobionta Superdivision :   Spermatophyta Division:  Magnoliophyta Class:  Magnoliopsida Subclass:   Rosidae Order:  Rosales Family:   Rosaceae Genus:   Prunus L.

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American Plum or Prunus Americana Marsh.

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  1. By: Leslie Harper American PlumorPrunus Americana Marsh.

  2. Classification [1] Kingdom:  Plantae Subkingdom:  TracheobiontaSuperdivision:  Spermatophyta Division:  Magnoliophyta Class:  Magnoliopsida Subclass:  Rosidae Order:  Rosales Family:  Rosaceae Genus:  Prunus L. Species:  Prunusamericana Marsh.

  3. Shape, Form, and Type [1] The American Plum grows most rapidly during the Spring and Summer. Its growth form is single stem, and its shape and orientation is erect. This tree’s foliage color is green, flower color is white, and fruit color is red. On average, it peaks at 24 feet. Figure 1

  4. Bark and Twig [2] The bark on this tree is extremely flaky and varies from dark-brown to red-brown. The twigs are “green to red-brown with minute lenticels, glabrous”. Figure 2 Figure 3

  5. Leaf[2] The leaves on the American Plum are alternate, simple, ovate, and around two to four inches long. They are also dark green above and paler beneath. [2] Figure 4 Bud [3] The buds are alternate on the twig and are generally 1/8 to ¼ of an inch long. They are brown in color. Figure 5

  6. Flower and Fruit[2] The flower blooms around March and May, and it shines a vivid white. There are five pedals and around 2 to 5 flowers on small pedicels. Figure 6 Figure 7 The fruits are red and ripen from June to July. They drupe down from the branch, as shown in Figure 7.

  7. Habitat and Range [2] • The Wild Black Cherry trees grow mostly in “moist woods, fencerows and roadsides” [2]. • They range from “Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Arkansas, Rocky Mountains, to southern Ontario, east to Massachusetts, south to Florida. Common in Oklahoma” [2].

  8. Uses [2] • The fruit can be eaten either raw or cooked not only by humans, but by birds and animals, as well. • Native Americans used to dry these fruits out after they ripened in order to eat them later in the winter.

  9. Picture References • Figures 1 & 7 American plum. (n.d.). Retrieved June 23, 2010, http://www.oregon-nativeplants.com/trees/wld%20plum.htm • Figures 2, 4, & 6 American plum (prunusamericana). (n.d.). Retrieved June 23, 2010, http://www.duke.edu/~cwcook/trees/pram.html • Figure 3 Prunusamericanamarshall. (n.d.). Retrieved June 23, 2010, http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Prunus+americana • Figure 5 Trees of wisconsin. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.uwgb.edu/biodiversity/herbarium/trees/pruame01.htm

  10. Text References • [1] Classification for kingdom plantae down to species prunusamericana marsh.. (n.d.). Retrieved June 23, 2010, http://plants.usda.gov/java/ClassificationServlet?source=profile&symbol=PRAM&display=31 • [2] Prunusamericana marsh.. (n.d.). Retrieved June 23, 2010, http://www.biosurvey.ou.edu/shrub/prun-ame.htm • [3] American plum (prunusamericana). (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/trees/handbook/th-3-39.pdf

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