Description

A unique, burgundy leaved plum with showy fragrant white flowers in spring and tasty red fruit in late summer, great for canning and jam; compact habit, quite ornamental; needs full sun, well-drained soil and a pollinator

Landscape Attributes

Purple Pride Plum is a multi-stemmed deciduous tree with an indistinguished habit of growth. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.

Purple Pride Plum is recommended for the following landscape applications;

Planting & Growing

Purple Pride Plum will grow to be about 20 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 15 feet. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 3 feet from the ground, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 40 years or more. This variety requires a different selection of the same species growing nearby in order to set fruit.

This tree should only be grown in full sunlight. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.