How to Plant Purple Plum Tree Flowers

The purple plum tree is any of several varieties of the cherry plum, or Prunus cerasifera, that has purple leaves throughout its growing year from March to September. This tree originates from Europe and is also naturalized in the United States. The purple plum tree has edible fruit and gardeners also value this tree for its white flowers that are in full bloom by early spring. Most gardeners plant a young purple plum tree rather than growing it from seed. This tree is hardy in U.S. Department of Agriculture hardiness zones 5 through 8. This means the purple plum tree grows best in areas where the lowest temperature during the year is between minus 20 and 20 degrees Fahrenheit.

Loamy soil
Peat
Shovel

Instructions

- 1
  Select a planting site in full sun for a purple plum tree. Prepare the planting site with a loamy soil that may also contain some sand or clay. Add peat to the soil as needed to lower the soil pH to between 4.5 and 7.5. Loosen the soil at least to the depth of the purple plum tree's root ball.
- 2
  Dig a hole with a shovel that is at least three times the diameter of the purple plum tree's root ball and at least as deep. Remove the tree from its nursery container and place it in the hole. Adjust the position of the tree so that it is at the same soil level as it was in the container.
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  Fill the hole with soil and firm it around the purple plum tree to hold it in place. Water the tree immediately after planting. Provide the tree with 1 to 2 inches of water per week during the first two growing seasons. A purple plum tree should not require supplemental watering after this point, unless the soil becomes completely dry.

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