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Prunus cerasifera /Purpleleaf Plum
Early purple foliage and flowers
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Scientific Name:
Prunus cerasifera
Common Name:
Purpleleaf Plum
Plant Type:
Deciduous
Leaf Type:
Broadleaf
Hardiness Zone:
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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Height:
20-30 feet
Spread:
15 - 20 feet
Bloom time:
Spring
Flower color:
Pink
Fruit present:
Summer
Fruit color:
Red, Purple
Drainage:
Well drained, Moist,
Rate of Growth:
Fast
Water Requirement:
Medium
Maintenance Level:
Low
Susceptible to insects
and diseases:
No
Comments:
Light pink flowers appear before foliage in early spring. Has reddish-purple leaves in spring and summer. The one inch fruit are edible, but mostly its birds and wildlife that do the eating. Used as a specimen or accent small tree because of the dark red-purple foliage.