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Plant profile · Austin & Hill Country

Chickasaw Plum

Prunus angustifolia
native · Central Texas

Chickasaw Plum is a tree native to Central Texas that grows 12–15 ft tall and 15 ft wide. It wants full sun or part shade and low water. Blooms white in early spring. Good for birds and butterflies.

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The facts

5 sources
Type
Tree
Sun
Full sun to part shade (4–8 hrs of direct sun)
Water
Low
Height
12–15 ft
Spread
15 ft
Bloom
Early Spring · white
Foliage
Deciduous or dies back in winter
Soil
Recorded on dry, sand
Wildlife
Supports birds and butterflies

Where it grows

Recorded in these EPA Level IV ecoregions in the Austin and Hill Country launch area:

Northern Blackland PrairieSouthern Post Oak SavannaFloodplains and Low Terraces

60 occurrence records in Central Texas (GBIF).

Can you buy it?

Also grows here — hard to find. Native and recorded growing in Central Texas, but not on the grower stock lists we read. Sourcing varies: some are stocked widely, others you will have to hunt for.

also grows from seed It starts readily from seed, so a packet from a native-seed supplier, or seed collected with permission, is often the easiest way to get a plant no nursery pots.