Dwarf Red-Leaf Sand Cherry
Prunus x cistena
Prized for its masses of light pink flowers and deep purple foliage. Small black fruit follows flowers. A beautiful accent plant either as a multi-trunked or single trunked specimen. Deciduous.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | PROO-nus x sis-TEE-na |
| Key feature: | Year-round Interest |
| Plant types: | Tree, Shrub |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Deciduous |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 2 - 8 |
| Light needs: | Full sun |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Moderate grower to 6 to 10 ft. tall, 6 to 8 ft. wide. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Flower attribute: | Showy Flowers |
| Special features: | Attracts Birds, Dramatic Foliage Color, Dwarf Plant, Showy Fruit, Year-round Interest |
| Landscape uses: | Container, Seacoast Exposure |
| Flower color: | Pink |
| Blooms: | Spring flowers, summer fruit |
| Foliage color: | Purple |
| Item no.: | 6687 |
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Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. For a tidy, neat appearance, shear annually to shape. Pruning time: winter.
Design Ideas
This small version of the flowering Plum is excellent for tight spaces around condominiums, town houses or apartment patios. May be grown as a standard in the ground or in large ceramic pots. Grow as a front-yard foundation accent or fit into spaces between driveways. Evenly space standards against a fence line separated by green hedges for a neat, semiformal effect. Use four matched specimens to create a formal parterre or to emphasize geometry of water features, walkways or living spaces.
History
This unique plant is rooted in a North American native species, Prunus pumila, with a groundcover-like habit.. It is Native to the eastern states from New York to Illinois and Wisconsin, and was introduced into cultivation in 1864. This hybrid was produced by crossing P. pumila with the well known tree, P. pissardi, which contributed both size and its purple coloring to the new upright growing shrub. The latter was imported into France by M. Pissard gardener to the Shah of Iran and is connected to the Prunus ceracifera clan. P. x cistena was developed in South Dakota shortly before 1910.
Prized for its masses of light pink flowers and deep purple foliage. Small black fruit follows flowers. A beautiful accent plant either as a multi-trunked or single trunked specimen. Deciduous.
Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. For a tidy, neat appearance, shear annually to shape. Pruning time: winter.
Design Ideas
This small version of the flowering Plum is excellent for tight spaces around condominiums, town houses or apartment patios. May be grown as a standard in the ground or in large ceramic pots. Grow as a front-yard foundation accent or fit into spaces between driveways. Evenly space standards against a fence line separated by green hedges for a neat, semiformal effect. Use four matched specimens to create a formal parterre or to emphasize geometry of water features, walkways or living spaces.
History
This unique plant is rooted in a North American native species, Prunus pumila, with a groundcover-like habit.. It is Native to the eastern states from New York to Illinois and Wisconsin, and was introduced into cultivation in 1864. This hybrid was produced by crossing P. pumila with the well known tree, P. pissardi, which contributed both size and its purple coloring to the new upright growing shrub. The latter was imported into France by M. Pissard gardener to the Shah of Iran and is connected to the Prunus ceracifera clan. P. x cistena was developed in South Dakota shortly before 1910.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | PROO-nus x sis-TEE-na |
| Key feature: | Year-round Interest |
| Plant types: | Tree, Shrub |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Deciduous |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 2 - 8 |
| Light needs: | Full sun |
| Water Needs: | Needs regular watering - weekly, or more often in extreme heat. |
| Average landscape size: | Moderate grower to 6 to 10 ft. tall, 6 to 8 ft. wide. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Flower attribute: | Showy Flowers |
| Special features: | Attracts Birds, Dramatic Foliage Color, Dwarf Plant, Showy Fruit, Year-round Interest |
| Landscape uses: | Container, Seacoast Exposure |
| Flower color: | Pink |
| Blooms: | Spring flowers, summer fruit |
| Foliage color: | Purple |
| Item no.: | 6687 |
