Stanley plum
Prunus domestica 'Stanley'
USDA zones5 to 7
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size8 to 10 feet tall8 to 10 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Stanley' plum (Prunus domestica 'Stanley') is a tree for food gardens, pollinator gardens, and specimen planting. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full sun and average to moist, sandy or loamy soil. NYAES Geneva bred it in 1926. It is self-fertile and gives heavy crops of blue plums. You can grow it for fresh eating and cooking.
Pairs well with Crab apple, Perennial candytuft, and Feather reed grass.