Wild Plum Identification: Hog Plum vs. Chickasaw Plum

Q: I remember small yellow plums on bushes near my dad's garden. What were they, and where to buy?

Likely hog plum (Prunus americana) or Chickasaw plum (Prunus angustifolia). Both match your description. I enjoyed them as a kid—excess caused "technicolor stomach aches."

See them blooming on backroads in April. Ask landowners to dig one, or check the Georgia Native Plant Society supplier list.