Stats

Lifespan: 10-30 yrs
Size: Medium
Diet: Photosynthetic
Biome: Temperate woodland
Range: Eurasia
Movement: Sessile
Breeding: Seeds
Defense: Toxins
Status: Uncommon

About

The European plum is one of the oldest cultivated fruit trees, grown for over 2,000 years. Remarkably, it is a naturally occurring hexaploid — carrying six full sets of chromosomes — believed to be a spontaneous ancient hybrid between cherry plum and blackthorn that has never been found truly wild.

Life cycle

1.
seed
A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2.
sprout
A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3.
sapling
A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4.
mature
Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Prunus
Species: Prunus domestica