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Prunus mexicana

Prunus mexicana, commonly known as the Mexican plum, inch plum, or bigtree plum, is a North American species of plum tree that can be found in the central United States and northern Mexico.

Description
Prunus mexicana has a single trunk and an open crown, and reaches a height of . The dark red or purple fruit ripen late in the fall. P. mexicana is very similar to Prunus americana and they intergrade along a broad contact zone centered around Arkansas and Missouri. These intermediate individuals, as hybrids, are impossible to assign to a specific species. == Taxonomy ==
Taxonomy
P. mexicana is included in the section Prunocerasus. ==Distribution and habitat==
Distribution and habitat
The native range of the species stretches from South Dakota east to Wisconsin, Ohio, Kentucky, and Georgia, and south to the Mexican states of Coahuila and San Luis Potosí. It is usually found on woodland edges or in open fields. It is adaptable to a wide range of soil pH and is drought-tolerant. The trees are hardy in U.S. Department of Agriculture zones 5 to 9. ==Ecology==
Ecology
The fruit is eaten fresh by both mammals and birds. ==Uses==
Uses
The fruit is made into preserves, and the tree can serve as a rootstock for grafting on other plum cultivars. ==Gallery==
Gallery
Image:Prunus mexicana.jpg|Flowers of P. mexicana ==References==
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