Plum - Chickasaw, bareroot tree
Scientific Name(s): Prunus angustifolia
Abundance: common
What: fruit; pit
How: fruit raw, jelly/jam, or wine; pit ground and dried, then boiled
Where: sunny fields
When: early summer
Nutritional Value: calories, flavonoids
Dangers: none
Forming thickets of large bushes/small trees across Texas, Chickasaw Plums are by far sweeter than Mexican Plums. They are covered with white flowers in the mid-to-late winter and the fruit is ready to pick by the beginning of June.
Small but very sweet, these plums can be eaten raw, made into preserves, or even fermented into wine. The pits contain a small amount of cyanide but Native Americans would grind the pits then allow them to sit for a few days. During this time naturally occurring enzymes would break down the cyanide. The ground pit material would then be boiled as a porridge or perhaps used as a seasoning.
Flower Structure: The flowers are simple, with a diameter of approximately 1 inch, featuring five white petals.
Flower Color: The flowers are predominantly white.
Fruit: The fruit is a drupe approximately 1" in diameter, initially green and turning yellow to red as it matures.
Seed: A single stone pit is contained within the drupe, typically small, oval, and brown in color.
Bark: The bark of young stems is smooth and purple-brown, becoming more textured with age. 1" thorns are found along branches.
Hairs: None present.
Height: Chickasaw Plum typically reaches a height of 12 to 20 feet.
Note: fruit may be available in June, seeds are a separate listing.
THIS TREE PRODUCES A THICKET OF TREES WITH MULTIPLE SUCKERS IF IT ISN'T KEPT PRUNED AND HAS THORNS.
*Please meet the $50 minimum order for shipping. Local pickup available.
Scientific Name(s): Prunus angustifolia
Abundance: common
What: fruit; pit
How: fruit raw, jelly/jam, or wine; pit ground and dried, then boiled
Where: sunny fields
When: early summer
Nutritional Value: calories, flavonoids
Dangers: none
Forming thickets of large bushes/small trees across Texas, Chickasaw Plums are by far sweeter than Mexican Plums. They are covered with white flowers in the mid-to-late winter and the fruit is ready to pick by the beginning of June.
Small but very sweet, these plums can be eaten raw, made into preserves, or even fermented into wine. The pits contain a small amount of cyanide but Native Americans would grind the pits then allow them to sit for a few days. During this time naturally occurring enzymes would break down the cyanide. The ground pit material would then be boiled as a porridge or perhaps used as a seasoning.
Flower Structure: The flowers are simple, with a diameter of approximately 1 inch, featuring five white petals.
Flower Color: The flowers are predominantly white.
Fruit: The fruit is a drupe approximately 1" in diameter, initially green and turning yellow to red as it matures.
Seed: A single stone pit is contained within the drupe, typically small, oval, and brown in color.
Bark: The bark of young stems is smooth and purple-brown, becoming more textured with age. 1" thorns are found along branches.
Hairs: None present.
Height: Chickasaw Plum typically reaches a height of 12 to 20 feet.
Note: fruit may be available in June, seeds are a separate listing.
THIS TREE PRODUCES A THICKET OF TREES WITH MULTIPLE SUCKERS IF IT ISN'T KEPT PRUNED AND HAS THORNS.
*Please meet the $50 minimum order for shipping. Local pickup available.
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Chickasaw Plum Tree- bareroot seedling *May*
$100.00
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Order Placed
Oct 12
Order Ships
Oct 15
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Oct 20
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