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Canada Plum & American Plum vs White Meadowsweet

Prunus nigra and americana

Spiraea alba

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Canada Plum & American Plum
White Meadowsweet

Canada and American Plum are almost identical in appearance and growth needs. These plants are short and stout fruit trees native to North America.

This hardy ornamental is excellent for both city dwellings as well as rural areas. During the spring, the white and pink blossoms are long lasting. The tasty fruit is suitable for fresh eating, baking, and preserves. These trees are not widely distributed and pure seed can be hard to come by.

Both are commonly used as rootstock and are considered universal pollinizers for other plum varieties.

White Meadowsweet is a woody, deciduous shrub that begins to bloom in early summer with small white and pink flowers. Its foliage turns from a light green into an attractive golden-yellow later in the fall.

The White Meadowsweet, also known as Mead-Wort or Bride-Wort, is favored by birds and butterflies but is largely ignored by deer. They produce small brown berries in the summer, and while they are technically edible, they are not sweet and are more desired by wildlife.

Canada Plum & American Plum Quick Facts

White Meadowsweet Quick Facts

Zone: 2b
Zone: 3a
Height: 5 m (15 ft)
Height: 1.2 m (4 ft)
Spread: 4 m (12 ft)
Spread: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal, wet
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no
Fall colour: attractive yellow, gold
Fall colour: golden yellow
Flowers: white
Flowers: white, small
Bark: grey and scaly with age
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: fast
Life span: medium
Life span: short
Suckering: high
Suckering: high




Other Names: american plum, black plum, canada plum, horse plum, wild plum
Other Names: mead wort, meadowsweet, narrowleaf meadowsweet, pale bridewort, pipestem