Prunus pissardii
Cherry plum · also Myrobalan plum, Pissard's plum, Purple-leaf cherry plum
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Prunus pissardii, also known as Purple-leaf Cherry Plum, is a small to medium-sized deciduous ornamental tree valued for its striking deep purple foliage and fragrant white to pink flowers in spring. It occasionally produces small, edible cherry-like plums. It provides value to wildlife, attracting bees and birds.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 1,6650.15%—2.6 in
- 8190.18%29 yr1.5 in
Traits
- Form
- Ornamental
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 25–35 ft
- Canopy spread
- 25–35 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 2.6 in, mean 3.3 in, 90th percentile 4.5 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Eastern Himalayan broadleaf forests
- Balkan mixed forests
- Caucasus mixed forests
Temperate Conifer Forests
- Eastern Himalayan subalpine conifer forests
- East Afghan montane conifer forests
- Elburz Range forest steppe
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas & Shrublands
- Alai-Western Tian Shan steppe
Montane Grasslands & Shrublands
- Kuh Rud and Eastern Iran montane woodlands
Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands & Scrub
- Aegean and Western Turkey sclerophyllous and mixed forests
Other Prunus in the catalogue
60 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
