Beach Plum plant profile
Prunus maritima
A perennial fruit for full sun.
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When to plant
When to plant Beach Plum
Rutgers NJAES recommends planting nursery-grown clonal or grafted beach plums rather than seedlings, transplanting in the fall. Plants typically bloom in May and begin bearing in their third year. Beach plums are self-sterile, so more than one plant is needed for cross-pollination.
The calendar shows this cited seasonal window as an approximate band. It does not convert the season into frost-adjusted dates.
Open Beach Plum in my garden calendarShows the source-backed planting season, not frost-adjusted dates.
Growing conditions
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- 1.5 in / week
- Soil pH
- 6.5 to 7
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Spacing
- 120 in apart
Common problems
Watch for these
Also watch for: self sterile needs cross pollination, biennial or irregular bearing, plum curculio, brown rot, oriental fruit moth, fruit splitting from excess water.
Next steps
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Evidence trail
Evidence behind this profile
Original extension and institutional publications behind the planting, care, and safety facts on this page.
- Ultra-Niche Crops Series: Beach Plum (Fact Sheet FS1297)
Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station. Supports general reference. Checked 2026-06-18.