Jacquard_The_Ripper wrote:

On Sat, 05 Jul 2003 21:26:06 GMT, "Cereoid-UR12yo"
wrote:

Find out what the tree is and then get back to us.

It's a "red-leaf ornamental cherry" according to a local nursery guy
who saw a twig this morning.

Cynthia

You need a better nursery. It is an ornamental plum (cherries only have
a red tinge to the foliage when it emerges in spring, but not a true
maroon, season-long coloration), most likely a variety of Prunus x
blirenana or P. cerasifera. There is an off chance it could be a purple
leaved form of chokecherry, Prunus virginiana, but those tend to be much
less common. Given your description of the heavy suckering, I'd put my
money with the blireana or the chokecherry. Your options are limited -
either live with the tree and its suckering by mowing those that invade
the lawn and pruning out those in the planting beds or remove it.

pam - gardengal