Purple-Leaved Cherry Trees, Large Form:Bareroot disease-resistant and happy in borders

disease-resistant and happy in borders or large pots

heuchera keeps its leaves through winter

A Victorian Discovery

which are great food for wildlife and pigs

Purple-Leaved Cherry Trees, Large Form:Bareroot disease-resistant and happy in bordersPurple Leaved Cherry Trees, Large Standards Purple Leaf Cherry, the tough and beautiful Prunus cerasifera Nigra, AKA black cherry plum, is a firm urban favourite, with its top tier reliability in poor soils, spectacular spring blossom and great foliage colour. It's one of the first cherries to flower, coming into bud in late February in warm areas. The buds open into blush pink, single flowers, contrasted against rich burgundy black purple stems.