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Tree	Prunus x blireana Purple Ornamental Plum
Description	A good, vase-shaped flowering Plum tree for spring blossom (sometimes incorrectly referred to as a Cherry). This deciduous tree is relatively small growing to around 5m tall. It has slender, arching branches, double mauve-pink flowers, and reddish-purple leaves which turn purplish green in summer. An early flowering variety, it heralds the warmer days as they arrive with a beautiful display of slightly fragrant blossoms from mid-August to mid-September. Being a hybrid variety it is sterile and does not produce fruit.
Foliage	Deciduous
Form	V-Shaped
Mature Size	5 x 3m
Uses	A nice feature tree with double pink flower blossom in Spring. Great along driveways and avenues.
Position & Soil	Performs best in a fertile soil, with good drainage in a sunny position. After flowering, thin out the centre and make room for new growth by removing old, non-productive wood.
Features	Small Deciduous V-Shaped Avenue Feature Flower Feature Foliage Group Planting Purple Foliage Specimen
Pot sizes in production
Substitutes	• Cercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy' • Lagerstroemia indica x fauriei 'Sioux' • Prunus virginiana 'Purple Jewel'

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