Flowering TreesPurpleleaf Plum
Prunus cerasifera
Purpleleaf Plum (Prunus cerasifera) is a medium-growing flowering tree, hardy in USDA zones 5-8, that matures to about 15-30 ft × 15-25 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs in well-drained and moist soil. Expect pink and white blooms in spring. It attracts butterflies, pollinators and songbirds.
- USDA zones
- 5-8
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 15-30 ft × 15-25 ft
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Bloom color
- Pink, White
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Attracts
- Butterflies, Pollinators, Songbirds
- Native to
- Central and western Asia, eastern Europe
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Purpleleaf Plum is hardy to about -20°F (estimated from USDA zone 5), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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