Many readers have posted "Sand Plum Sightings" in the comments sections. It is fun to hear from you! Check them out and add your own! After several "fruitful" years from our Chicksaw Plum tree (common in Texas and tastes just like the sand plums found on thorny thickets in KS and OK), it suddenly and sadly croaked... bit the dust. Not exactly sure why. I found a nursery online who carries this tree and ships them in a dormant, "bare root" state. When it first arrived, we thought it was dead. We carefully followed the planting instructions, and after a few weeks in the ground, it began to show signs of life! We are looking forward to many years to come with plums in our back yard!
Fortunately, I have a stock pile of jelly that still tastes great! I prefer to make jelly rather than jam, and I am very careful to remove all pulp so it does not discolor over time. The first year that I made jelly from my tree, I was not so careful and the jars with little pieces of pulp turned brown. If anyone has any tips for that, please post in the comments!
Enjoy hunting for sand plums! ~ If you would like a jar of my sand plum jelly, be sure to contact me. I will be happy to send one to you (while supplies last... lol).
