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NAME: Beach Plum

SPECIES / FAMILY:  Prunus Maritima / Rosaceae

OTHER COMMON NAME(S): 

CONDITIONS: sun, sand
 

PARTS:	EDIBLE	TASTE	RAW/COOK	SEASON
All
Shoots
Leaves
Stalk/Stem
Buds
Flowers
Fruits		sweet/lemon	RAW/COOK	Aug-Sep
Pods
Seeds			RAW/COOK	Fall
Nuts
Roots
Bark

 

PORTION: small-medium

 

COMMENT: Fruit - very variable in quality, the best forms are sub-acid to sweet, the fruit can be eaten out of hand, used in pies, preserves etc or be dried for later use. Seed - raw or cooked.

 

CAUTION: Do not eat the seed if it is too bitter - see notes on toxicity.(1)

 

NUTRITION/MEDICINAL: Vitamin C

 

LOOK-A-LIKES:  

 

POISONOUS LOOK-A-LIKES: 

 

OTHER USES: Dye;  Soil stabilization. A green dye can be obtained from the leaves. A dark grey to green dye can be obtained from the fruit. Plants have extensive root systems and can be used for binding sand along the coast.(1)

 

SOURCE LINKS (may include nutritional and medicinal info, plus other uses):

1. https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Prunus+maritima 
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prunus_maritima
3. http://joshfecteau.com/foraging-wild-fruit-beach-plum
4. https://www.pastemagazine.com/food/plum/beach-plums-are-the-bittersweet-flavor-of-summers
5. http://spectacularlydelicious.com/2010/08/24/beach-plum-jelly-original-gourmet-recipe
6. http://spectacularlydelicious.com/2013/09/08/beach-plum-jelly-reduced-sugar-recipe
7.  http://lipulse.com/2015/09/23/5-duck-recipes-to-make-this-fall