I think this might be a beach plum (Prunus maritima). But I am not quite sure simply because I found this tree a friend's apartment complex in Texas, which doesn't match its regional distribution. the leaves are alternate, kind of pinnately compound, and serrate. The fruits are small, about the size of a large grape. When they are immature they are yellowish and light red. Mature they are darker with that dusty finish you see on grapes at the store. They just started becoming mature in the past few weeks or so. Not quite sure when it blossomed but I assume late spring. These are some pictures I took. http://www.mobilepcnet.com/plum-maybe/1.jpg http://www.mobilepcnet.com/plum-maybe/2.jpg http://www.mobilepcnet.com/plum-maybe/3.jpg http://www.mobilepcnet.com/plum-maybe/4.jpg http://www.mobilepcnet.com/plum-maybe/5.jpg http://www.mobilepcnet.com/plum-maybe/6.jpg http://www.mobilepcnet.com/plum-maybe/7.jpg http://www.mobilepcnet.com/plum-maybe/8.jpg http://www.mobilepcnet.com/plum-maybe/9.jpg
Check Prunus cerasifera. That's what it reminds me of most. Definitely not Prunus maritima; that's a low suckering shrub, not a tree!
Hmm... does that tree have dark green leaves (paler on bottom)? And is there anyway for a definate identification? I am also not definately sure this is a prunus but from that is what I am thinking....
Yep (tho' only slightly paler below) Definitely Prunus, yes (and as such, definitely edible, though taste may be anything from delicious to not-too-nice; safe to try, whatever, and if not nice, still good for jam).
Any reason to think it's not Prunus mexicana? http://biosurvey.ou.edu/shrub/prun-mex.htm http://www.dirtdoctor.com/view_question.php?id=594 HTH Chris
That is one you might see in Texas - as well as farther north. There are many kinds of plums planted for fruit, included hybrids.
