Everything about Prunus Maritima totally explained
Prunus maritima (
Beach Plum) is a species of
plum native to the
Atlantic coast of
North America, from
New Brunswick south to
Maryland.
It is a
deciduous shrub, in its natural
sand dune habitat growing 1-2 m high, although it can grow larger, up to 4 m tall, when cultivated in gardens. The
leaves are alternate, elliptical, 3-7 cm long and 2-4 cm broad, with a sharply serrated margin. They are colored green on top and pale below, becoming showy in the autumn. The
flowers are 1-1.5 cm diameter, with five white petals and large yellow
anthers. The
fruit is an edible
drupe 1.5-2 cm diameter in the wild plant.
A plant with rounded leaves, of which only a single specimen has ever been found in the wild, has been described as
Prunus maritima var.
gravesii (Small) G.J.Anderson, though its taxonomic status is questionable, and it may be better considered a
cultivar Prunus maritima 'Gravesii'. The original plant, found in
Connecticut, died in about 2000, but it's maintained in cultivation from rooted cuttings. A number of
cultivars have been selected for larger and better flavored fruit, including 'Eastham', 'Hancock' and 'Squibnocket'.
Nomenclature
The species was first described by Marshall in 1785 as
Prunus maritima, the 'Sea side Plumb'. A few sources cite
Wangenheim as the author, though Wangenheim's publication dates to 1787, two years later than Marshall's.
Plum Island, Massachusetts is named after the Beach Plum.
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