Fresh water collected from 155 square miles by the Ipswich River joins its salty parent in Plum Island Sound, named for an 8-mile-long north-south barrier of sand dunes called Plum ...

Most wild plum bushes reach the height of 5 to 7 feet. The bark on the trunks of the shrubs is shiny gray while the branches might have a few stout shoots that approach thorns.

Few plants can thrive in the cold embrace of clay soil, ... Lovely plum trees (Prunus spp.) can enhance your outdoor space, providing edible fruit and appeal to wildlife.

A good time to find the wild bushes is when they are blooming in early spring, while other plants are still dormant. It looks like this will be a good year for plums. The plants are loaded with fruit.