Prunus angustifolia

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  RHS Plants for Pollinators plants

  This plant will provide nectar and pollen for bees and the many other types of pollinating insects.

  It is included in an evolving list of plants carefully researched and chosen by RHS experts. Divided into 3 groups these lists, linked below, are maintained by a team of RHS staff and are reviewed annually.

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Chickasaw plum

A large, suckering shrub if left to develop naturally, but can be trained as a small tree up to 6m high. Has glossy, red-brown bark on young branches and shiny, narrowly oval, dark green leaves. Bears small, white flowers in early spring, before the leaves, followed by bright red, sour but edible fruit, 1cm across, turning yellow when fully ripe in late summer