Purple Leaf Sand Cherry Winter
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Ideally you should plant the purple leaf sand cherry in full to partial sun exposure in moist well draining soil.
Purple leaf sand cherry winter. 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. Sand cherry is sensitive to being transplanted in the autumn so extra care should be taken in amending the soil fertilizing mulching heavily and watering thoroughly. Most effective uses include hedging mass plantings where grouped plants have a very impactful eye catching appeal. If you are pruning to remove diseased growth dispose of the clippings carefully.
This is definitely a fast growing medium sized shrub that will make an excellent accent in your landscape. The purpleleaf sandcherry is a beautiful shrub with rich purple red leaves. Although attractive in the landscape both rarely live more than 10 to 20 years. 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.
Rake the area under the shrub after pruning. Grows to be around 8 10 tall and wide. 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. The purple leaf sand cherry is a classic medium sized deciduous shrub with striking reddish purple leaves.
In spring white flowers with a pink blush signal the beginning of the new garden year. A hardy and colourful attractive shrub with very fragrant pinkish white flowers in spring. It is not drought tolerant. Gardeners in warmer climate zones have an expanded window for.
Purple leaf plums are less winter hardy than sand cherries growing in usda zones 5 through 8. Blackish purple fruit in summer attract birds to your garden. These hold their color all through summer making a colorful display in any garden. The delicate flowers are pink borne after the leaves have developed in late april early may.
A beautiful flowering ornamental perfect for any landscape the purple leaf sand cherry can be either a medium size shrub or a small tree. Excellent for contrasts in a small landscape.