19+ Pink Dwarf Red Leaf Sand Cherry Flowering Shrub

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 purpleleaf sand cherry is a beautiful shrub with rich purple red leaves.

746 Best Garden Shrubs Images In 2020 Shrubs Garden Plants

Pink dwarf red leaf sand cherry flowering shrub

The botanical name of this shrub is prunus x cistena. Prunus is latin for plum while cistena is the sioux word for baby referring to its dwarf size. However you can easily prune it to stay within a desired size.

The delicate flowers are pink borne after the leaves have developed in late april early may. The x indicates that it is a hybrid. It s versatile and can be trained into either a single stem small tree form or used as a natural shrub with lower branches.

While there is seldom a large crop the small sour fruit may be used in preserves and pies. Join our friendly community that shares tips and ideas for gardens along with seeds and plants. Great for spring color in a shrub border.

It was derived from prunus cerasifera purple leaf plum and prunus pumila sand cherry. Plum leaf sand cherry also referred to as purple leaf sand cherry plants is a medium sized ornamental shrub or small tree that when mature reaches a height of approximately 8 feet 2 4 m tall by 8 feet wide. A beautiful accent plant as either a multi branched or a single trunk specimen.

The hardy prunus x cistena also called the purpleleaf sand cherry grows best in usda plant hardiness zones 3 8. Prized for its masses of light pink flowers and deep purple foliage. The tree s cherry crop is often used to make jams jellies or pies.

B Town Dirt Blog Burlington Garden Center