Klamath Plum, Sierra Plum, Pacific Plum

Does the Klamath Plum contain iodine?

I found Prunus subcordata growing at 2,300 feet on a north aspect in the eastern Siskiyou mountains. A large clump (15 feet in diameter) ...Read Morewas growing under high shade of mature Douglas-fir and ponderosa pine. This particular clump had oval to round leaves with toothed margins and a few 1" diameter plums. An elegant little tree.

I took a few cuttings but they did not strike. I intend to try again.

Grows wild in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, including my front yard, and great grandparents had a mature tree growing in their yard...Read More in Magalia when I was a child. Fruit matures to yellow blushed with orange. It's roughly the size of a cherry, perhaps a bit larger, and contains a large pit. Fruit is tart but sweet and I always enjoyed eating them. Not enough flesh to be worth pitting them to can or bake with, but fresh fruit is delicious, though probably and acquired taste.

I have several young trees growing in the vacinity of what appears to be the stump of the parent plant which was likely removed by the prior owner. These are small shrub/trees and the stump has roughly a 3in diameter. I recognize the young trees easily as they sprouted near my grandparent's tree as well. Young leaves are a mix of ovate and oval, becoming more oval as the plant matures.