wild plum tree

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Noun1.wild plum tree - an uncultivated plum tree or shrub
plum, plum tree - any of several trees producing edible oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single hard stone
Alleghany plum, Allegheny plum, Prunus alleghaniensis, sloe - wild plum of northeastern United States having dark purple fruits with yellow flesh
American red plum, August plum, goose plum, Prunus americana - wild plum trees of eastern and central North America having red-orange fruit with yellow flesh
chickasaw plum, hog plum bush, Prunus angustifolia, hog plum - small native American shrubby tree bearing small edible yellow to reddish fruit
beach plum, beach plum bush, Prunus maritima - seacoast shrub of northeastern North America having showy white blossoms and edible purple fruit
evergreen cherry, holly-leaf cherry, holly-leaved cherry, islay, Prunus ilicifolia - California evergreen wild plum with spiny leathery leaves and white flowers
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Now's the time to go gathering in the wild too; you'd be surprised how many wild plum trees there are, from the delicious sweet Mirabelle-type yellow plums, to the pale green bullaces.
More interestingly, I came across half-a-dozen wild plum trees. Although smaller than the cultivated type, they were absolutely delicious.
Back then the dry stone wall forming the far boundary of the plot had finally collapsed.I'd patched up the odd gap -as had previous owners -as best I could, given that a tangle of wild plum trees,bramble and thorn covered most of the stonework.
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