29+ Purple Leaf Sand Cherry Winter

Excellent for contrasts in a small landscape.

Purple leaf sand cherry winter. If you are pruning to remove diseased growth dispose of the clippings carefully. Grows to be around 8 10 tall and wide. The purpleleaf sand cherry grows in acidic loamy moist sandy well drained and clay soils. The rich purple red leaves remain all season. A hardy and colourful attractive shrub with very fragrant pinkish white flowers in spring. These hold their color all through summer making a colorful display in any garden. It is not drought tolerant.

This is definitely a fast growing medium sized shrub that will make an excellent accent in your landscape. A beautiful flowering ornamental perfect for any landscape the purple leaf sand cherry can be either a medium size shrub or a small tree. The purple leaf sand cherry is a classic medium sized deciduous shrub with striking reddish purple leaves. Gardeners in warmer climate zones have an expanded window for. Blackish purple fruit in summer attract birds to your garden. Ideally you should plant the purple leaf sand cherry in full to partial sun exposure in moist well draining soil. Rake the area under the shrub after pruning.

Most effective uses include hedging mass plantings where grouped plants have a very impactful eye catching appeal. Purple leaf plums are less winter hardy than sand cherries growing in usda zones 5 through 8. If the purple leaf sand cherry is badly overgrown or neglected you can rejuvenate the plant by cutting it nearly to the ground in late winter shortly before the plant emerges from dormancy. Although attractive in the landscape both rarely live more than 10 to 20 years. In very cold climates purple sand cherry is best planted in spring where it has all season to prepare for harsh winter temperatures. The delicate flowers are pink borne after the leaves have developed in late april early may. It is often chosen for its purple foliage which will grace your yard from early spring through autumn when the leaves turn a stunning bronze green.

Darkstar purple leaf sand cherry prunus x cistena uconnpc001 plant patent 29 575 sku 42328 this truly compact improved sand cherry has a great upright and spreading habit with dense branching from the ground up and very clean red purple to maroon colored foliage that does not fade during the summer.