Q:I have a decorative tree called a sand cherry.I just noticed that there are many places on the branches that are raised, black, deformed lumps. It is on almost every branch. Some of the branches ...

One to consider is the purple leaf sand cherry, P x cistena Crimson Dwarf. Its bright reddish purple leaves keep going all summer before turning a greenish-bronze in autumn.

2. Potting. Cherry Blossom Bonsai trees grow well in a well-draining soil mix that is slightly acidic. You can create your own soil mix by combining equal parts of peat moss, perlite, and sand.

A moderate-to-fast-growing small evergreen (evergray?) tree, the purple-leaf acacia reaches 20 to 30 feet tall and wide. Its dense, spreading canopy is easily shaped as a single- or multi-trunk tree.

The fruits are berry-like, about 3/4" in diameter, and turn black purple when ripe. ... Dormant Identification of Black Cherry . The tree has narrow corky and light, horizontal lenticels.