Allegheny plum Rosaceae Prunus alleghaniensis

Leaf:Alternate, simple, deciduous, ovate, 2 to 3 1/2 inches long, finely serrated margin, green above, and slightly paler beneath with some fuzz on the midrib, glands mostly lacking; tip barely acuminate to acute.
Flower:White or pinkish white, 5 petals, 1/2 inch across, long filaments, yellow anthers, appear singly or in small clusters with the leaves in early spring.
Fruit:Fleshy drupe, nearly round, less than 1 inch, dark red to purple, some glaucous bloom, ripens late summer.
Twig:Slender, reddish brown, new growth with pubescence, buds reddish and sharp pointed; leaf scars raised; may bear thorns.
Bark:Initially reddish brown and smooth with numerous horizontal lenticels, later becoming somewhat furrowed.
Form:A multi-stemmed shrub to very small tree to 20 feet tall, generally with a spread equal to height, spreads by root suckering and may form a thicket.

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