Current native
44
exact source areas
Home / Plants / Grow / American plum
Prunus americana
Your local evidence lens
A genus split is not a placement verdict. Set a ZIP to read the local documented split.
The status above is computed from the cited rows below: independent recommendations can support a fire-resistant result, an avoid row can produce keep-away, and disagreement stays visible as conflict. Placement notes preserve each source’s own scheme rather than translating unlike rules into one scale. This is evidence about a plant, not permission to plant it in every part of the defensible space; Zone 0 remains noncombustible.
These are exact U.S. botanical-area records from the cited range source. Native and introduced describe biogeographic relationship, not fire performance or planting approval. Doubtful and extinct rows stay visible but do not count as current presence.
Current native
exact source areas
Current introduced
exact source areas
Qualified
doubtful or extinct source rows
Eastern United States Fire Performance Plant Selector
Source prints 5 · single-value meaning unresolved
Wildfire-resistant Landscape Plants for Michigan (Extension Bulletin E2948)
3–8 explicit range
Fire-resistant Landscape Plants for the Willamette Valley (EM 9103)
3–8 explicit range
USDA PLANTS Database — Plant Characteristics
Minimum 3a · no upper limit documented
Firewise Landscaping in North Carolina (E05-44596)
“Low flammability rating”
Fire-Resistant Landscaping in North Carolina (AG-874)
“low flammability”
A Compilation of Good Plant Choices for Nevada's High Fire Hazard Areas (SP-05-16)
“listed by at least two cited sources”
Compilation marks: AZ1289, CSU 6.305.
FIREWISE Plant Materials for 3,000 ft. and Higher Elevations (AZ1289)
“listed FIREWISE plant material”
Listed among fire-resistant plant materials for Arizona above 3,000 feet.
Fire-Resistant Plants for Montana Landscapes (MontGuide MT200101AG)
“listed fire-resistant”
Listed among fire-resistant plant species adapted to Montana. Source table name: Prunus Americana.
Wildfire-resistant Landscape Plants for Michigan (Extension Bulletin E2948)
“considered wildfire-resistant and are recommended for Michigan’s climate”
Table 1 row: Prunus americana (Native plum).
Fire-resistant Landscape Plants for the Willamette Valley (EM 9103)
“fire-resistant plants that thrive in Willamette Valley growing conditions”
The shrubs & woody vines profile lists Prunus americana as Wild Plum. The profile prints USDA Hardiness Zone: 3–8.
North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox — plant profiles and flammability ratings
“low flammability”
NC Toolbox facet capture lists "Prunus americana" under the low flammability tag.
Fremont County Firewise Plant List
“Fremont County Firewise Plant List — Prunus americana — American Wild Plum”
Listed in the source's Large Shrubs and Trees section; the page describes its listed Firewise plants as generally low-growing, low-debris, and relatively moist.
Firewise Plant Material for the Black Hills
“Large shrubs & trees: American wild plum — Prunus americana”
The introduction describes all table entries as fire-resistive plants that can be used in landscaping.
FireWise Plant List for New Mexico
“FireWise Plant List for New Mexico”
Listed as Prunus americana (American wild plum) in Trees and Large Shrubs. Printed elevation cells: 4,000 ft=Y, 5,000 ft=Y, 6,000 ft=Y, 7,000 ft=Y, 8,000 ft=Y, 9,000+ ft=?. Water need: M; sun/shade: S/PS; mature height: 10-20; approximate bloom: Apr.
Eastern United States Fire Performance Plant Selector
“AT RISK Firewise (3)”
Native plum. Grows in large suckering clumps.
Fire Resistance of Plants Master Database
“fire-resistance score 5 of 10”