Ornamental Plum Blooms with texture

by Debbie Portwood

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Ornamental Plum Blooms with texture

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Debbie Portwood

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Close view of beautiful pale ping Ornamental Plum tree blooms. You can see the beautiful red leaves emerging as well. Soft pastel background with texture creates a beautiful addition to your home or office. Wonderful for any wall in your home or office, or perhaps a greeting card. Many more wonderful works can be found in my various galleries, from photographs and photoart to digital creations and abstracts. Thanks for browsing, commenting and most of all for any purchases. Debbie Portwood :D........................................
Prunus cerasifera 'Newport'
Common Name: cherry plum
Type: Deciduous shrub
Family: Rosaceae
Zone: 4 to 8
Height: 15.00 to 20.00 feet
Spread: 15.00 to 20.00 feet
Bloom Time: April
Bloom Description: White to pale pink
Sun: Full sun
Water: Medium
Maintenance: High
Flower: Showy, Fragrant
Leaf: Colorful, Good Fall
Attracts: Birds
Fruit: Showy, Edible

Culture - Grow in average, medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun. If pruning is necessary, do so after flowering (will prune off some potential fruit however)...............Noteworthy Characteristics - This cherry plum cultivar is a small, rounded, deciduous tree or large shrub which grows 15-20' tall. Cultivar is best known for its purple foliage: elliptic to obovate leaves (to 2.5" long) emerge light bronze-purple in spring, gradually mature to dark purple by summer and turn reddish in fall. Mostly solitary, white to pale pink, sweetly fragrant flowers (to 1" diameter) appear in early spring before the leaves and are followed by dull purple, 1" diameter, edible fruit (drupes) in summer.
Find more great information at www.missouribotanicalgarden.org

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April 24th, 2014

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