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Ciruelo de playa

Ciruelo de playa

Prunus maritima
Un arbusto costero bajo y de ramificación densa propio de las dunas del noreste, cubierto de flor blanca en primavera y apreciado por las ciruelas agridulces de color azul-morado que le siguen. El Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center documenta que es nativo desde Nuevo Brunswick hasta Nueva Jersey a lo largo de la costa atlántica, creciendo en arena y grava junto al mar, donde tolera tanto la sal como la sequía. Tiene un Special Value to Native Bees, alimenta a las aves con su fruto y es autoincompatible: se necesita una segunda plántula de procedencia diferente para obtener una cosecha real.
Native: 11 US states + 1 CA province
Climate fit: moderate (57/100)
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Future
These values are location-based: this location's current hardiness is the baseline, and the 2050 value is a projected future climate for this same location.
Now
Zone 6b
USDA
Published baseline for this location from 1991-2020.
Source: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023 (1991-2020 climatology) via ArcGIS FeatureServer
Well-suited
2050
Zone 7a
Plotwright
Projected zone for this same location in 2050 (2041-2070) using SSP3-7.0 (regional rivalry).
Well-suited
In plain terms: This location is in Zone 6b today. Its hardiness profile is cold winters, and coldest nights are typically around -3°F. By 2050, the projected hardiness zone is Zone 7a based on SSP3-7.0 (regional rivalry). That is a +0.5-zone shift from Zone 6b to Zone 7a by 2050.
Well-suited today and still thriving in 2050.

Heat tolerance

Future
Heat tolerance values are location-based too: heat days today are observed at this site, and the 2050 value projects this same location under a future climate.
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Sources & citations

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Plotwright. (2026, May 17). Ciruelo de playa (Prunus maritima). Retrieved 2026, June 14, from https://plotwright.garden/plants/prunus-maritima
Sources for every fact
Every fact on this page traces to a source. 18 fields cited - 18 source-backed.
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Database
Botanical research database
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