purple leaf plum Rosaceae Prunus
cerasifera Ehrh.
symbol: PRCE2
Leaf: Alternate, simple, ovate, 1 1/2 to 3 inches long, serrated margin, most widely planted varieties have a deep reddish purple color, some are dark shiny green; paler below with some hair in axils of veins.
Flower: Perfect, most commonly pink (may be white), 1 inch across; very pretty and fragrant; appear in early spring.
Fruit: Round drupe, 1 1/4 inch across, reddish; ripen in mid to late summer; edible.
Twig: Slender, dark reddish brown to gray, spur shoots present, buds small.
Bark: Thin, reddish brown to dark gray and smooth, horizontal lenticels with vertical splits with age, eventually becomes shallowly and irregularly ridged and furrowed.
Form: Small trees with a symmetrical, vase-shaped crown; can reach heights and spreads up to 25 feet.
Looks like: apple