beach plum Rosaceae Prunus maritima

Leaf:Alternate, simple, deciduous, ovate to obovate (or round - var. gravesii), 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 inches long, finely serrated margin, green above, and slightly paler and pubescent beneath, glands present near leaf base.
Flower:White, 5 petals, 1/2 inch across, long filaments, yellow anthers, appear singly or in small clusters in mid-spring.
Fruit:Fleshy drupe, nearly round, up to 1 inch, crimson to blue-black (yellow - var. flava), some glaucous bloom, ripens late summer.
Twig:Slender, reddish brown, new growth with pubescence, buds reddish and sharp pointed; leaf scars raised.
Bark:Initially reddish brown and smooth with numerous horizontal lenticels, later becoming dark and rough.
Form:A multi-stemmed shrub, generally to 4 feet in the wild, but to 10 feet when cultivated, generally with a spread equal to height, spreads by root suckering.

leaf flower fruit twig bark form map

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