Prunus x cistena is an oval shaped tree with purple foliage which is really a massive shrub and it is grown in complete to component sun. Prunus x cistena, the Purple leaf sand cherry is a cross between Prunus pumila and Prunus cerasifera ‘Atropurpurea’. The tree makes the garden or the spot really exotic and beautiful for its purple spattering impact. Prunus x cistena also produces modest candied fruits that attract numerous birds on it. Prunus x cistena is also grown in a lot of nurseries for its drought resistant nature. The leaves of this phenomenal tree are reddish-purple, two″ long, and elliptical in shape. In fall, they will turn a bronze-green. The flowers of Prunus x cistena are pink or white, and seem in April.
Though Prunus x cistena the Purple leaf sand cherry can bear the harsh climatic conditions but it require some care and pruning following the blooming of flowers in the Spring season. The excellent cultivators favor the well drained soil to grow Prunus x cistena.
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