From early May through October 31, items shipping from our garden seeds warehouse ship twice a week, usually Tuesday and Thursday. For quickest turnaround time order online by noon Monday or Wednesday.
Items shipping from our growing supplies warehouse take 7-10 business days to process.
Prunus maritima6' × 5-6'. Rounded dense suckering shrub found along ocean beaches, New Brunswick to the Carolinas.
In spring beautiful showy white blooms cover the dark branches. Purplish-red (or occasionally orange-yellow in some specimens) ½–1" fruit in late summer. Excellent jams, sauces and especially jelly. Easier to grow than dessert and culinary plums and some seedlings have surprisingly good fruit for fresh eating.
Although typically found growing naturally in poor sandy soils, the plants thrive in well-drained fertile soils with a pH of 6–6.5. Additional fertilization will increase productivity. We suggest an annual 5-gallon bucket or two of compost per plant. Prune to maintain an open center for good light penetration, or train as more of a single-stemmed dwarf tree. Plant about 5' apart. Pollination requirements are uncertain— we recommend planting at least two for good fruiting. Salt tolerant! Native to eastern North America. Z3. Maine Grown. (bare-root trees)
ships in spring
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Beach Plum
Shipping Information
Items from our perennial plants warehouse ordered
on or before March 7 will ship around March 31
through late April, starting with warmer areas and finishing in
colder areas. Orders placed after March 7 will
ship around late April through early-to-mid May, in the order in
which they were received.
Additional Information
Small Trees and Shrubs
As Green’s Nursery catalog from 1904 explains, “There are many trees that by pruning can be made to resemble shrubs, and many shrubs that by different pruning may be made to produce medium-sized trees.”
