Ornamental Plum Tree Leaves with Raindrops - Digital Paint

by Debbie Portwood

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Ornamental Plum Tree Leaves with Raindrops - Digital Paint

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Debbie Portwood

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Photograph - Photography Photomanipulation

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Close view of some leaves pretty red and green leaves of an Ornamental Plum tree after a Spring rain. I have given this version a digital paint effect for artistic appeal. 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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May 7th, 2014

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