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Plant profile · Austin & Hill Country

Wild Goose Plum

Prunus munsoniana
native · Central Texas

Wild Goose Plum is a tree native to Central Texas that grows 25 ft tall. It wants full sun or part shade and medium water, and handles caliche and clay soil. Blooms white in Mar–Apr. Good for birds and butterflies.

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The facts

3 sources
Type
Tree
Sun
Full sun to part shade (3–6 hrs of direct sun)
Water
Medium
Height
About 25 ft
Bloom
Mar–Apr · white
Foliage
Deciduous or dies back in winter
Soil
Takes caliche and clay
Wildlife
Supports birds and butterflies

Where it grows

10 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.