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Purple-leaf Plum
Prunus cerasifera -Atropurpurea-


Location: J St. @ 2nd.
District: Niles
Native to: Asia
Tree type: flowering
Leaf retention: deciduous

Comments: Deciduous broadleaf native to Iran and South Asia. Leaves are dark purple in this cultivar. Shrubby tree to 30' with twiggy ascending branches, white fragrant flowers in spring, and edible reddish fruit.

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