The black plum is native to China, and its natural distribution ranges throughout the central part of the country, as far north as the Qinling Mountains (just south of the River Wei) and as far south as the Dayuling Mountains (which separate Guangdong and Jiang-xi provinces).
梅花原產中國，它的自然分佈區域，在北至淮河及秦嶺，南至大庾嶺的華中地帶。