[78] Purple Leaf Sand Cherry Winter
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.
[96] Purple Leaf Sand Cherry Winter . The purpleleaf sand cherry grows in acidic loamy moist sandy well drained and clay soils. It is not drought tolerant. The rich purple red leaves remain all season.
Blackish purple fruit in summer attract birds to your garden. In very cold climates purple sand cherry is best planted in spring where it has all season to prepare for harsh winter temperatures. Rake the area under the shrub after pruning.
These hold their color all through summer making a colorful display in any garden. 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. Gardeners in warmer climate zones have an expanded window for.
Excellent for contrasts in a small landscape. 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.
The delicate flowers are pink borne after the leaves have developed in late april early may. If you are pruning to remove diseased growth dispose of the clippings carefully. Grows to be around 8 10 tall and wide.
The purpleleaf sandcherry is a beautiful shrub with rich purple red leaves. In spring white flowers with a pink blush signal the beginning of the new garden year. Ideally you should plant the purple leaf sand cherry in full to partial sun exposure in moist well draining soil.
A beautiful flowering ornamental perfect for any landscape the purple leaf sand cherry can be either a medium size shrub or a small tree. A hardy and colourful attractive shrub with very fragrant pinkish white flowers in spring. Although attractive in the landscape both rarely live more than 10 to 20 years.
The purple leaf sand cherry is a classic medium sized deciduous shrub with striking reddish purple leaves.