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"Liberation through Abundance"

Phytonutritional plants for edible landscaping
Fruits, nuts, berries, medicinal herbs
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Plants
   Vines
   Trees
   Shrubs
      Aronia arbutifolia
      Aronia melanocarpa
      Bayberry, Northern
      Blueberry
      Blueberry, Rabbiteye
      Chaste Tree
      Cherry, Fall Ripening Bush
      Cherry, Nanking
      Crampbark
      Cranberry, American
      Elderberry, American
      Elderberry, European
      Fig
      Goumi
      Filbert, European
      Hazelnut, American
      Lingonberry
      Pea Shrub, Siberian
      Pea Shrub, Small-leaved
      Plum, Chickasaw
      Plum, Wild
      Pomegranate
      Rosa Rugosa
      Serviceberry, shrub
      Wolfberry, Gogi berry
   Herbaceous perennials
   Medicinal herbs

Planting instructions

Wild Plum (Prunus americana)

Exposure: Full sun or very light shade. Zone 3.
Soil: Average, well-drained soil.
Growth habits: A small native tree up to 25 feet tall. It can spread into colonies from root shoots.
Landscape uses: This excellent edge species is a great wildlife food plant that we can also harvest.
Edible/Medicinal properties: Tart 1 inch red plums with yellow flesh are best used for fruit preserves.

$36.00/5 gal