PRUNUS CERASIFERA 'NEWPORTII'
USDA HARDINESS ZONES: 4B-7
HEIGHT: 15 TO 18 FT
SPREAD: 15 TO 20 FT
SUN EXPOSURE: FULL SUN
FOLIAGE: NEW LEAVES UNFOLD AS LIGHT BRONZE-PURPLE BUT QUICKLY CHANGE TO RED OR RED-PURPLE.
FLOWER: PALE BLUISH-PINK SPRINGTIME FLOWERS WHICH ARE FOLLOWED BY ONE-INCH-DIAMETER, DULL PURPLE FRUITS.
FRUIT: ROUND FLESHY FRUIT 1 TO 3 INCHES, PURPLE IN COLOR
OTHER COMMENTS: SHOWY; SPRING FLOWERING. VERY POPULAR TO THE UNUSUAL LEAF COLOR. FRUIT ATTRACTS BIRDS AND SQUIRRELS. NEEDS LITTE PRUNING TO
DEVELOPE
A STRONG STRUCTURE.
USES: BONSAI, CONTAINER OR ABOVE-GROUND PLANTER; SHADE TREE; SPECIMEN