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Black Locust vs Patterson Pride PlumRobinia pseudoacacia Prunus x Patterson Pride SOLD OUT (new stock expected: fall of 2019) SOLD OUT (new stock expected: later this season) 
Black Locust is an attractive tree. Its distinctive leaves are made of about a dozen bright green leaflets. It also notable for its fragrant white flowers, which smell of citrus.
Patterson Pride Plum is a fruit tree with weeping branches. This hybrid plant needs a wild plum tree for cross pollination before it can produce fruit. Patterson Pride's fruit is much larger and sweeter than other hardy plums, excellent for fresh eating, baking, jamming, and drying. A healthy tree grow ripe fruit in late summer and will not drop any fruit on the ground. BLACK LOCUST QUICK FACTSPATTERSON PRIDE PLUM QUICK FACTS
Zone:
3a
Zone:
2b
Height:
12 m (40 ft)
Height:
4 m (12 ft)
Spread:
8 m (25 ft)
Spread:
3 m (10 ft)
Moisture:
dry, normal
Moisture:
normal
Light:
full sun
Light:
partial shade, full sun
Hybrid:
yes
Fuzz/fluff:
no
Fall colour:
red to purple
Flowers:
Creamy white flowers in a pyramidal shape bloom in may-june
Flowers:
white
Bark:
dark reddish brown to balck with furrows
Growth rate:
fast
Growth rate:
fast
Life span:
long
Life span:
medium
Maintenance:
low
Maintenance:
low
Suckering:
high
Suckering:
medium
Pollution tolerance:
high
Pollution tolerance:
high
Other Names:
false acacia, yellow locust
Ships To Canada:
yes
Ships to USA: yes
Ships To Canada:
yes
Ships to USA: no |