Plums

Species

• Wild Plum - Prunus domestica subsp. domestica
• Bullace - Prunus domestica subsp. Insititia
• Cherry Plum - Prunus cerasifera
  

Recommendations

Wild plums are occasionally found in hedgerows and woodland edges as individual trees or small groups. Bullace is very rare and Cherry Plum rare outside of towns and villages. Wild Plum is more common and quite variable. All have either been planted for their fruit, as pollinators for orchards, or are wildings descended from cultivated stock. Raising plants from locally collected seed and planting in small numbers may help to preserve their genetic diversity.