Here are my notes on this plant:

Prunus x cistena, Purpleleaf Sand Cherry
Cross of P. pumila and P. cerasssifera ‘Atropurpurea’ Zone: 3 - 7
Habit – 7-10’H with slightly less spread
Flowers: single, pinkish, fragrant borne after leaves in late April-May,
Fruits: blackish-purple,
Leaves: intensely reddish purple, effective all summer. Elliptical,
acuminate, serrulate
D&I: struggle in heat of 7b and 8, nearly defoliated by summers end.

Even the very large shrubs I see at Brookside Botanical do not have
substantial trunks.

David J. Bockman, Fairfax, VA (USDA Hardiness Zone 7)
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I saw a tree in home depot's nursery with this name. Anyone ever
bonsai'd it before. How did it go? How good are they for bonsai?

It was a gorgeous tree...deep red leaves..with white flowers..really
pretty contrast.

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The ones at Home Depot are like $12 in 2 gallon pots...trunks a little bigger than my
thumb. (maybe 3/4 of an inch- an inch across) I live in MA if this helps any. I'm kind
of a newb...and one of the people on my street has one of these trees..like 6 feet
tall...4 or 5 wide....and its gorgeous....

At school (Boston U) there are a couple in front of the Student union..about 8 feet
high..with 5 or 6 inch wide trunks...


"David J. Bockman" wrote:

Here are my notes on this plant:

Prunus x cistena, Purpleleaf Sand Cherry
Cross of P. pumila and P. cerasssifera ‘Atropurpurea’ Zone: 3 - 7
Habit – 7-10’H with slightly less spread
Flowers: single, pinkish, fragrant borne after leaves in late April-May,
Fruits: blackish-purple,
Leaves: intensely reddish purple, effective all summer. Elliptical,
acuminate, serrulate
D&I: struggle in heat of 7b and 8, nearly defoliated by summers end.

Even the very large shrubs I see at Brookside Botanical do not have
substantial trunks.

David J. Bockman, Fairfax, VA (USDA Hardiness Zone 7)
Bunabayashi Bonsai On The World Wide Web: http://www.bunabayashi.com
email:

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From: Internet Bonsai Club ]On Behalf
Of Rich Conley
Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 12:39 PM
To:
Subject: [IBC] Purple Leaf Sand Cherry


I saw a tree in home depot's nursery with this name. Anyone ever
bonsai'd it before. How did it go? How good are they for bonsai?

It was a gorgeous tree...deep red leaves..with white flowers..really
pretty contrast.

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Rich,

I know exactly the tree/shrub you are talking about - I thought the same
thing. What initially perked my interest in it, however, is that I have a
tree at home that I've been told is a 1) Dwarf Japanse Plum AND 2) An
Ornamental Plum or some comination of those two things. The leaves and bark
color are identical to these Purple Leaf Sand Cherries. When I say
identical, I mean I can't tell any difference by just looking at them. So,
the large trees you are seeing are probably what I have in my yard vs. a
grown-up Sand Cherry. I could very well be wrong, but that would be my
guess.

Jeff Isom
Cleveland, OH / Sunset Zone 39

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Rich,

I know exactly the tree/shrub you are talking about - I thought
the same
thing. What initially perked my interest in it, however, is
that I have a
tree at home that I've been told is a 1) Dwarf Japanse Plum AND
2) An
Ornamental Plum or some comination of those two things. The
leaves and bark
color are identical to these Purple Leaf Sand Cherries. When I
say
identical, I mean I can't tell any difference by just looking
at them. So,
the large trees you are seeing are probably what I have in my
yard vs. a
grown-up Sand Cherry. I could very well be wrong, but that
would be my
guess.


Dirr says the purple-leafed sand cherry (P. x cistena -- see
related thread) is a cross between P. pumila and P. cerasifera
'Atropurpurea' and grows 7-10 feet tall. Foliage is "intensely
reddish purple and stays effective throughout the summer."
Flowers, he says, are single, pinkish and fragrant and appear
after the leaves. Zone 7-10. Leaves appear to be a BIT large
for the ideal bonsai -- but then, who am I to talk, I have a
bonsai peach ;-) -- 7-inch leaves!

I know of no purple-leafed plum that could or would be called
"Dwarf Japanese Plum" and "Ornamental Plum" is so generic it
could be anything -- but probably is P. x cistena.

Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Our life is
frittered away by detail . . . . Simplify! Simplify. -- Henry
David Thoreau - Walden

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Jim,

Like I said, I could well be wrong - however, the tree in my front yard gets
blossoms before leaves, it is 15-18' tall and has a 9" thick trunk. The
nursery where I see the sand cherries have them planted as landscaping and
they are fairly large (5-6' tall) - but all are multi-trunk and bushy. Mine
is a tree. I'm hoping to take an air layer or two off of it this summer,
because it has great bark, beautiful leaves and flowers and the one in my
yard appears to be rapidly approaching it's end.

Jeff Isom
Cleveland, OH / Sunset Zone 39



Dirr says the purple-leafed sand cherry (P. x cistena -- see
related thread) is a cross between P. pumila and P. cerasifera
'Atropurpurea' and grows 7-10 feet tall. Foliage is "intensely
reddish purple and stays effective throughout the summer."
Flowers, he says, are single, pinkish and fragrant and appear
after the leaves. Zone 7-10. Leaves appear to be a BIT large
for the ideal bonsai -- but then, who am I to talk, I have a
bonsai peach ;-) -- 7-inch leaves!

I know of no purple-leafed plum that could or would be called
"Dwarf Japanese Plum" and "Ornamental Plum" is so generic it
could be anything -- but probably is P. x cistena.

Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Our life is
frittered away by detail . . . . Simplify! Simplify. -- Henry
David Thoreau - Walden

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