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An upright shrub with deep, reddish-purple foliage. The color holds well all summer. The early spring flowers are fragrant, single, and light pink. It performs best in climates with dry springs. It prefers a site in full sun and moist, organically rich well-drained soil. Use in borders, as an informal hedge, or for screening....
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Prunus cerasifera ‘Thundercloud’
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A dense rounded tree with deep, purple foliage. In the fall, there are red tints with the purple foliage. It blooms in the early spring with single pink flowers. It rarely sets fruit. It prefers full sun to part shade in an average, medium moisture, well-drained soil. The best flowering and purple leaf color...
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Prunus cerasifera ‘Purple Pony’
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A compact flowering plum with single, shell pink flowers. The deep purple foliage holds its color well in the summer heat. It has been observed since the 1960's by the originator and it is considered fruitless. It grows best in full sun to part shade, in average, medium moisture, well-drained soils....
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Prunus cerasifera ‘Newport’
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A small rounded tree, named after a town in Minnesota. The leaves emerge bronze-purple, stay dark purple in the summer, then change to red in the fall. The flowers are single light pink and fragrant in the early spring. It will rarely set small plum fruits. It performs well in tough climates. It grows...
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