Purpleleaf Sand Cherry

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Purpleleaf Sand Cherry is a Lovely Accent

  • Eye-Catching Pinkish-White Flowers
  • Striking Purple Foliage
  • Bronze Red Foliage in Autumn
  • Tiny Cherries Attract Birds

Are you in the market for an outstanding accent plant to use as a focal point in your landscape? "Ornamental" is certainly the perfect word for the Purpleleaf Sand Cherry (Prunus x cistena). This is one of the very best selections for foliage, flowers, and bird-watching.

People love using this ornamental shrub near an entrance way to welcome guests. It has such a wonderful look, it helps spark conversation right off the bat. This shrub is pretty in every season, including winter, thanks to its graceful branch structure.

Right from the first foliage that forms in the early spring, the three-inch leaves feature a reddish-purple coloring, and they'll maintain that strong color in your yard throughout the summer months. Even young bark has purplish color.

Beautiful, small white flowers with a strong pink influence will emerge in the spring, softening the bright effect of the early foliage. This plant is a member of the Rose family, and the overall look of the flowers is really pretty.

As fall comes on, you'll see the leaves transition to a red-bronze hue before they drop from the plant. What a show!

Purpleleaf Sand Cherry it a wonderful plant for birds. You probably won't notice the small, dark purple cherries forming in early fall, but the birds certainly will.

The birds love to feast on these tiny cherries. You'll feel a sense of pride that you gave our feathered friendsa helping hand to prepare for winter, as the summer season begins to draw to a close.

The Purpleleaf Sand Cherry is a dense-growing shrub that reaches an impressive size for a shrub if allowed to grow naturally. However, you can easilyprune itto stay within a desired size.

It's versatile and can be trained into either a single stem small tree form, or used as a natural shrub with lower branches. Either way, this is a highly ornamental plant that is worthy of an esteemed location in your landscape.

If you're looking for a pretty shrub to captivate you year round, the Purpleleaf Sand Cherry is the perfect choice. Order today!

How to Use Purpleleaf Sand Cherry in the Landscape

Include this plant in a mixed foundation planting. It's gorgeous near your front door or placed at the corner of your house. You'll appreciate how it captures attention.

Plant several as a hedge along your patio to give yourself a very appealing visual barrier. This lovely shrub won't make your yard look like a fortress!

Instead, you'll delight in the passing seasons by watching the growth of the dark leaves, and delicate flowers transform into the tiny cherries. You won't be able to keep your eyes off it!

And it's not just sight, this plant also has appeal for your ears. The leaves catch the breeze and provide gentle sound to your garden environment. In fall, you'll hear bird calls as they come to reap the cherry harvest.

Place this in a prominent position where you'll be able to enjoy it throughout the year.

#ProPlantTips for Care

As with all plants sold by Nature Hills, read our Plant Highlights to learn about the unique growing conditions preferences. It has an upright growth habit that becomes spreading with age.

Give Purpleleaf Sand Cherry plenty of room to grow into its full mature size. This will eliminate pruning chores for you.

You'll also want to ensure it has moist, well-draining soil for best performance. Just like people, a healthy tree is a happy tree. Air circulation is important for this tree, so give it "elbow room" and let it truly shine for you.

This is a low maintenance, medium sized shrub. It tends to establish itself very quickly, so you won't have to wait long to witness its outstanding benefits.

It's also hardy, long-lived and beneficial to wildlife. Full sun will keep the best leaf color and excellent uniformity.

Enjoy growing this gorgeous plant, order today!

Buying Options for Plants

Nature Hills sells a large variety of plants with several options available. Plants are offered in both potted containers and as dormant bare root without soil. Here is a helpful resource to understand your options as you create a beautiful landscape with help from Nature Hills.

Ever wonder what a larger plant will mean for your landscape? Container Sizes are really all about the age of the plant!

Seasonally, Nature Hills offers hand selected, high quality bare root trees, shrubs and perennials. Bare root plants are sold by height from the top of the root system to the top of the plant. Plants may be taller than the height minimums.

  • Popular sizes of select trees are 1 foot, 2 feet, 3 feet, etc.
  • Popular sizes of select bare root plants is 1 foot, 18 inches, etc.

Nature Hills Container Size by Volume

Keep in mind, specific varieties and different growing conditions can affect the rate at which plants grow. Variations in size may occur.

Young Plants to 18 Months
Size Volume
2"x2"x3" Ranges from .18 to .21 dry quarts / .198 to .23 dry liters in volume
4.5" Container Equal to .65 dry quart / .72 dry liter in volume
Sprinter Pot Equal to .63 dry quart / .69 dry liter in volume
4" Container Ranges from .31 to .87 / .35 to .96 dry liter in volume
6" Container Equal to 1.4 dry quarts / 1.59 dry liters in volume
1 Quart Equal to 1 dry quart / 1.1 dry liter in volume
5.5" Container Equal to 1.89 of a dry quart / 2.08 dry liters in volume
4"x4"x5" Ranges from .8 to 1.1 dry quarts / .88 to 1.2 dry liters in volume
4"x4"x6" Ranges from 1.0 to 1.3 dry quarts / 1.1 to 1.41 dry liters in volume
4"x4"x9" Ranges from 1.1 to 2.1 dry quarts / 1.2 to 2.3 dry liters in volume
4"x4"x10" Ranges from 1.7 to 2.3 dry quart / 1.87 to 2.53 dry liters in volume
Plants 18 Months - 2.5 Years Old
Size Volume
2 Quart Equal to 2 dry quarts / 2.2 dry liters in volume
#1 Container Ranges from 2.26 to 3.73 dry quarts / 2.49 to 4.11 dry liters in volume
5"x5"x12" Equal to 3.5 to 4.3 dry quarts / 3.85 to 4.74 dry liters in volume
Plants 2 - 4 Years Old
Size Volume
#2 Container Ranges from 1.19 to 1.76 dry gallons / 5.24 to 7.75 dry liters in volume
#3 Container Ranges from 2.32 to 2.76 dry gallons / 10.22 to 12.16 dry liters in volume
Plants 3 - 5 Years Old
Size Volume
#5 Container Ranges from 2.92 to 4.62 dry gallons / 12.86 to 20.35 dry liters in volume
#6 Container Ranges from 5.25 to 6.01 dry gallons / 23.12 to 26.42 dry liters in volume
#7 Container Ranges from 5.98 to 6.08 dry gallons / 26.34 to 26.78 dry liters in volume

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Shipping

To obtain a more accurate shipment time-frame, simply enter your zip code in the “Find Your Growing Zone” box to the right. Our plants are grown all over the country and lead time on items may be different because of this. Once your order is placed, you will also receive the specific shipment time-frame information as part of your order confirmation. Once an item ships, you will receive shipment notification and tracking numbers, so you can follow along while your plant travels to your doorstep. We use FedEx, UPS, or USPS at our discretion.

Due to winter weather we have put a hold on shipping to the areas shown below in grey. You can still order now and we will ship the plant to you during an appropriate time for your zone.

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Shipping Rates

At Nature Hills we handle, package and ship the products you order with the utmost care to ensure healthy delivery. Shipping and handling charges are calculated based on the tables below. Please note that some items include an additional handling surcharge, these will be noted on the item's product page.

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0 - 19.99 24.99
20 - 49.99 29.99
50 - 69.99 34.99
70 - 99.99 39.99
100 - 129.99 44.99
130 - 149.99 48.99
150 - 150+ Approx 28%

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PLANT HIGHLIGHTS

Purpleleaf Sand Cherry Is Suited to Grow in Zones 4-7
Growing Zones 4-7
More Information
Brand Nature Hills' Choice
Botanical Name Prunus x cistena
Mature Height 6 - 8 feet
Mature Spread 7 - 8 feet
Sun Exposure Full Sun
Soil Widely Adaptable
Flower Color Purple
Foliage Purple
Pollinator Friendly Yes