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§1 Plant
Oemleria cerasiformis (Torr. & A. Gray ex Hook. & Arn.) Landon
vernacular Indian plum — species · Rosaceae
PlateNo public-domain or CC photograph located.
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Rosaceae Juss.
- Genus
- Oemleria
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 38 counties across 2 states/territories§3Cultivation specs · USDA
Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.
§3a
Tolerances
- Drought
- Low
- Shade
- Medium
- Salinity
- Low
- Anaerobic
- Medium
§3b
Climate & soil
- Cold tolerance
- 28 °F minimum
- Frost-free days
- 207 min.
- Precipitation
- 16–33 in/yr
- pH range
- 5–7.2
§3c
Form & growth
- Growth form
- Multiple Stem
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Lifespan
- Short
- Mature height
- 5 ft
- Height @ 20 y
- 20 ft
- Foliage texture
- Medium
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Porosity (summer)
- Dense
- Porosity (winter)
- Porous
- Flower colour
- White
- Fruit colour
- Purple
- Fire resistant
- No
- N fixation
- None
§3d
Reproduction
- Bloom period
- Spring
- Spread rate
- Rapid
- Stratify
- Yes
- Seeds / lb
- 3,215
- Propagation
- seed, cuttings, bare root, container
§3e
Use & availability
- Nursery stock
- Yes
- Browse palatability
- Low
- Palatable, human
- Yes
- Lumber
- No
- Christmas tree
- No
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 38 counties across 2 states/territories.
Oregon view state ↗ 19 N ▾
Washington view state ↗ 19 N ▾
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/OECE ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/2988485 ↗Record version
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