When should I spray my purple-leaf plum tree for the mites and disease they seem to get every year? A: That is a problem-prone tree, in my opinion. The dark leaves are nice, but it usually ends up ...

I want to plant a more drought-tolerant, low-maintenance small tree. Any suggestions? A: I am guessing that was a purple leaf plum, one of the red leaf types of myrobalan plums. When I was growing ...

The Tree of the Month for October is commonly known as the purple-leaf plum tree. A member of the Rosaceae (rose) family, the purple-leaf plum tree has the binomial name Prunus cerasifera followed ...

Q: My purple leaf plum did not fully leaf out this year. Other plums in the neighborhood seem to be dying. Is there anything I can do to save my tree? A: Your tree may have been damaged by shot ...

S.C., Albuquerque The two most planted trees in this area that fit that description would be the purple leaf plum, or ornamental ... an uncluttered view of the tree structure, planting the seed ...

I’m concerned with my purple leaf plum tree. Originally, I was only concerned with the dark crusty limbs, and then I noticed some stuff like dark coffee grounds at the trunk. How bad is this?

We have a purple leaf plum shrub in our yard out on the Redlands ... but it sometimes isn't the whole solution. Peach tree borer is a common culprit, but if there's no gummy sap (or dried up ...

Her other plum tree, with its soft pink flowers, blooms the same time as the Green Gage Plum but is an ornamental variety; possibly a Purple Leaf Plum. The beautiful, dark reddish, plum-colored ...

Q: How close to the house can I plant an 8-foot purple leaf ornamental plum? -- J.H., Houston A: Consider the mature height and width of a tree to avoid planting too close to your house.