Consider growing plums in your home garden; they offer delicious, low-effort fruit with colorful flesh. Plums are rich in antioxidants, vitamin A, potassium, and dietary fiber. They're versatile, ideal for fresh snacking or crafting tasty jams. These prolific producers can enhance your backyard's beauty when planted in the right spot.
Plum Tree Care
Prunus subg. prunus
What is the plant
The Plum Tree (Prunus domestica) is a deciduous tree known for its arching branches and spring blossoms, producing yellow or greenish-yellow fleshed plums with various skin colors in late summer or autumn. It's part of the Prunus family, which includes deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs, many with showy spring flowers and some bearing edible fruit. The tree includes such identification features as dark-brown bark, straight branches, and sometimes spiny twigs. Also, its leaf stem may have hairy features and yellow-green glands.
humidity
Normal
lighting
Full Sun
temperature
20°C - 35°C
hardiness zone
4 - 9
difficulty
Hard
hibernation
Cold Period
How to Care for the Plant
Container
Plum trees can be grown in containers when they are young. The only requirement for the container is good drainage.
Fun fact
The cultivation of Plums began more than 2000 years ago. It was one of the favorite fruits of ancient Rome and had a constant presence in various trade routes in Europe and Asia.
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