Prunus cerasifera pissardii v.45 h.300

Prunus pissardii is a widely planted tree with very early dark pink flowers one of the first of the trees to blossom in the spring often in blossom late February or early March. The blossom is followed by dark purple leaves. A member of the myroblan plum family this is an easy to grow small tree which will grow to a maximum height of 9 metres fairly quickly with a similar spread to the crown. The twiggy nature of the branches makes this tree easy to prune and keep in shape. Ornamental prunus grow best in full sun on moist fertile deep loamy soils, it is perfectly happy on alkaline soils which it prefers. It will therefore grow well in most garden or parkland positions. Poor soils should have organic matter added to the backfill during planting. It does not like waterlogged or permanently wet ground.