Prunus alleghaniensis. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions (1913), Nathaniel Lord Britton
“maximum height of about 15”
Prunus alleghaniensis. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions (1913), Nathaniel Lord Britton
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A small tree, sometimes 25 high, the trunk 7' in diameter, the branches somewhat thorny. Leaves lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, acute at the apex, serrulate, often rounded at the base, gla- brous when mature, 3 '-5' long; flowers smaller than those of the preceding species, in lateral umbels, expanding before the leaves; drupe red, globose, 6"-g" in diameter, nearly destitute of bloom, thin-skinned, its stone ovoid, hardly flat- tened, both edges rounded, one of them slightly grooved. In dry soil, southern New Jersey to Florida, west to Arkansas and Texas. Wood soft, reddish-brown ; weight per cubic foot 43 Ibs. April. Fruit ripe May- July. 5. Prunus alleghaniensis Porter. Porter's Plum. Fig. 2413. P. alleghaniensis Porter, Bot. Gaz. 2 : 85. 1877. A low, straggling shrub or small tree, with maximum height of about 15 and trunk diameter of 5', seldom thorny. Leaves ovate-oblong or obovate, acute or acuminate, finely and sharply serrate, rounded at the base, pubescent when young, glabrous or very nearly so when old; flowers similar to those of P. americana, about 7" broad ; drupe globose-ovoid, about 5" in greatest diameter, very dark purple with a conspicuous bloom; pulp pleasantly acid; stone slightly flat- tened, a shallow groove on one margin, a slight expansion on the other. Barrens of Huntingdon Co.,
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