ROSACEAE - - Rose Family

* Prunus domestica Linnaeus — European Plum, Damson, Bullace

* not native to the United States

European Plum, Damson, Bullace (Prunus domestica) - is an exotic small tree, to 10 m. tall, sometimes sprouting from the roots and forming groves where there is sufficient light. Native to w. Asia, with various selections and hybrids used for fruit production. Also used as rootstock for budding cultivars of orchard plums. Rarely naturalized in the SE, but occasionally seen in areas where plums are cultivated. Leaves coursely crenate-serrate, acuminate; veins distinct and impressed above, reticulate below. Fruit oval, to 3 cm. long, blue-black, with a bloom.

Habitat:

Suburban forests; native of Europe. Introduced at scattered locations; reported for Manassas National Battlefield Park; also reported for MD, PA, NJ.

Habitat information from:
Weakley, Alan S., Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States, Working Draft of 21 May 2015.

The range of Prunus domestica (European Plum, Damson, Bullace)

Kartesz, J.T., The Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2015. North American Plant Atlas. (http://bonap.net/napa). Chapel Hill, N.C. [maps generated from Kartesz, J.T. 2015. Floristic Synthesis of North America, Version 1.0. Biota of North America Program (BONAP). (in press)].