In the landscape
Flowering tree · Hedge · Small tree · Specimen · Naturalized · Small space · Asian · Butterfly
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Purpleleaf Plum
Prunus cerasifera · Tree
Purpleleaf Plum is a moderate-growing 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 and 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
- Toxic to
- People
- Native to
- Central and western Asia, eastern Europe
Will it survive your winters?
We score Purpleleaf Plum’s freeze-trouble range against the real coldest nights your area has recorded.
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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