The last five trees ― Newport purple leaf plums ― were planted Friday at Mansfield Art Center, 700 Marion Ave., during an Arbor Day ceremony. The City of Mansfield Shade Tree Commission along ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...