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’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?

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 ...

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 ...

Purple-leaf Plum – While quite popular ... Purple-leaf European Beech – There are a number of purple-leaved cultivars of this large specimen tree. Be sure you have room for it to achieve its large, ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

The 'Italian Prune,' a self-fertile European plum, is a terrific starter tree that makes loads of sweet, bluish-purple fruit ...