Purpleleaf Sandcherry
Prunus x cistena
Prunus x cistena
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Foliage: Reddish-purple
Fall Foliage: Red Fruit: Blackish-purple Habit/Form: Upright, spreading Uses: Mass planting, hedges, |
Zone Hardiness: 3 - 8
Plant Height: 7 ft Plant Width: 5 ft Light: Sun Growth Rate: Medium |
Reddish purple foliage makes this an excellent accent or specimen. Borders, screens, hedges, entranceways and foundations.
Prunus × cistena, commonly called purple-leaf sand cherry, is an upright deciduous shrub that typically grows 6-10’ tall and 5-8’ wide. It also may be trained as a small tree. It is most noted for its reddish purple foliage that retains good color throughout the summer. This is a hybrid shrub (P. pumila × P. cerasifera ‘Atropurpurea’) that was introduced in 1910 by Dr. N. E. Hansen at South Dakota State University. Ovate-elliptical leaves (to 2” long) with serrate margins are a distinctive and attractive reddish purple. Fragrant, solitary, white flowers (1/2” across) with pink tints bloom in spring (April) after the foliage emerges. Flowers give way to an often meager production of small blackish-purple fruits (to 3/4”) that mature in July. Fruits are eaten by birds.
Best grown in moist, organically rich, well-drained soils in full sun. Tolerates part shade, but best flowering and leaf color generally occur in full sun. Tolerates urban conditions. Good soil drainage is essential. Prune as needed after flowering.
popular color accent shrub, upright-branched and wide spreading; small pink flowers in spring are elegant, but the reddish-purple foliage is a standout all season long; needs full sun and well-drained soil, excellent for adding lasting color to a garden
Ornamental Features
Purpleleaf Sandcherry has attractive burgundy deciduous foliage The pointy leaves are highly ornamental and turn an outstanding red in the fall. It features delicate fragrant shell pink flowers along the branches in mid spring, which emerge from distinctive pink flower buds before the leaves. The smooth bark and deep purple branches add an interesting dimension to the landscape.
Landscape Attributes
Purpleleaf Sandcherry is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.
This is a relatively low maintenance shrub, and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed. It has no significant negative characteristics.
Purpleleaf Sandcherry is recommended for the following landscape applications;
Purpleleaf Sandcherry will grow to be about 7 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 5 feet. It tends to be a little leggy, with a typical clearance of 1 foot from the ground, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 20 years.
This shrub should only be grown in full sunlight. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.
Propagate by rooted stem cutting
Zone: 2 to 8
Height: 6.00 to 10.00 feet
Spread: 5.00 to 8.00 feet
Bloom Time: April
Bloom Description: White
Sun: Full sun
Water: Medium
Maintenance: Low
Suggested Use: Flowering Tree
Flower: Showy, Fragrant
Leaf: Colorful
Attracts: Birds
Fruit: Showy
DescriptionPurple Leaf Sand Cherry is a deciduous shrub in the rose family that matures at around 8 feet tall and wide. It is a hybrid between an Asian tree (Prunus cerasifera 'Atropurpurea' ) and a native species (Prunus pumila). It has a good purplish leaf color throughout summer. The spring flowers give way to purplish drupes that attract birds. It is short-live to about 10 years due to insects and diseases.
This shrub needs well-drained soil and prefers moist rich loams in full sun. It will tolerate some shade but the best flowering and leaf color occur in full sun. It is tolerant of urban conditions, cold winters and hot humid summers.
Plant in the shrub in the border, as a specimen, near an entryway or as a foundation plant.
Prunus × cistena, commonly called purple-leaf sand cherry, is an upright deciduous shrub that typically grows 6-10’ tall and 5-8’ wide. It also may be trained as a small tree. It is most noted for its reddish purple foliage that retains good color throughout the summer. This is a hybrid shrub (P. pumila × P. cerasifera ‘Atropurpurea’) that was introduced in 1910 by Dr. N. E. Hansen at South Dakota State University. Ovate-elliptical leaves (to 2” long) with serrate margins are a distinctive and attractive reddish purple. Fragrant, solitary, white flowers (1/2” across) with pink tints bloom in spring (April) after the foliage emerges. Flowers give way to an often meager production of small blackish-purple fruits (to 3/4”) that mature in July. Fruits are eaten by birds.
Best grown in moist, organically rich, well-drained soils in full sun. Tolerates part shade, but best flowering and leaf color generally occur in full sun. Tolerates urban conditions. Good soil drainage is essential. Prune as needed after flowering.
popular color accent shrub, upright-branched and wide spreading; small pink flowers in spring are elegant, but the reddish-purple foliage is a standout all season long; needs full sun and well-drained soil, excellent for adding lasting color to a garden
Ornamental Features
Purpleleaf Sandcherry has attractive burgundy deciduous foliage The pointy leaves are highly ornamental and turn an outstanding red in the fall. It features delicate fragrant shell pink flowers along the branches in mid spring, which emerge from distinctive pink flower buds before the leaves. The smooth bark and deep purple branches add an interesting dimension to the landscape.
Landscape Attributes
Purpleleaf Sandcherry is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.
This is a relatively low maintenance shrub, and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed. It has no significant negative characteristics.
Purpleleaf Sandcherry is recommended for the following landscape applications;
- Mass Planting
- General Garden Use
Purpleleaf Sandcherry will grow to be about 7 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 5 feet. It tends to be a little leggy, with a typical clearance of 1 foot from the ground, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 20 years.
This shrub should only be grown in full sunlight. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.
Propagate by rooted stem cutting
Zone: 2 to 8
Height: 6.00 to 10.00 feet
Spread: 5.00 to 8.00 feet
Bloom Time: April
Bloom Description: White
Sun: Full sun
Water: Medium
Maintenance: Low
Suggested Use: Flowering Tree
Flower: Showy, Fragrant
Leaf: Colorful
Attracts: Birds
Fruit: Showy
DescriptionPurple Leaf Sand Cherry is a deciduous shrub in the rose family that matures at around 8 feet tall and wide. It is a hybrid between an Asian tree (Prunus cerasifera 'Atropurpurea' ) and a native species (Prunus pumila). It has a good purplish leaf color throughout summer. The spring flowers give way to purplish drupes that attract birds. It is short-live to about 10 years due to insects and diseases.
This shrub needs well-drained soil and prefers moist rich loams in full sun. It will tolerate some shade but the best flowering and leaf color occur in full sun. It is tolerant of urban conditions, cold winters and hot humid summers.
Plant in the shrub in the border, as a specimen, near an entryway or as a foundation plant.
