Carl Krauter of Bakersfield introduced this darkest of the purple-leafed plums in 1957, hence the name. This well-behaved, vase-shape to rounded, small tree, 15 to 20 feet high, 10 to 15 feet wide ...

Last spring we planted a good-sized purple plum but didn't stake it. It is now leaning a good bit - actually it started leaning shortly after we planted it. Is it OK to dig down and loosen it ...

Trees with dark purple leaves could be plum, ash By Associated Press Nov 13, 2021 2 min to read ...

A. The purple leaf flowering plum is a popular landscape tree in the Bay Area. There are three varieties planted, Prunus blireiana, Prunus c. Krauter Vesuvius and Prunus c. Thundercloud.

PURPLE plum is one of the first trees to flower in spring. This year, despite the mildness of the winter, it is pretty much on time. Some years it is a little earlier, others a couple of weeks later.

However, with purple-leafed plums, you are at the other extreme. Their average life expectancy is probably five to six years before peach tree borers and bacterial stem canker invade and kill them.

According to the National Christmas Tree Association, 25 to 30 million real Christmas trees are sold in the U.S. every year, with close to 350 million real Christmas trees currently growing on ...

The Hong Kong orchid tree, Bauhinia x blakeana, whose flower appears on the Hong Kong flag, is also popular here. At first looks similar to the purple orchid tree, but it is smaller in stature ...