S.C., Albuquerque The two most planted trees in this area that fit that description would be the purple leaf plum, or ornamental plum, and the Raywood ash. The ornamental plum is best known for ...

When should I spray my purple-leaf plum tree for the mites and disease they seem to get every year? A: That is a problem-prone tree, in my opinion. The dark leaves are nice, but it usually ends up ...

Her other plum tree, with its soft pink flowers, blooms the same time as the Green Gage Plum but is an ornamental variety; possibly a Purple Leaf Plum. The beautiful, dark reddish, plum-colored ...

I’m concerned with my purple leaf plum tree. Originally, I was only concerned with the dark crusty limbs, and then I noticed some stuff like dark coffee grounds at the trunk. How bad is this?

I want to plant a more drought-tolerant, low-maintenance small tree. Any suggestions? A: I am guessing that was a purple leaf plum, one of the red leaf types of myrobalan plums. When I was growing ...

Dear Neil: My husband really likes purple plum trees, but a neighbor told me they ... They can even accumulate and burn plants’ roots and then the leaves. That’s why it’s so critical ...

(Ryan Cullom / Noozhawk photo) Caltrans cut down more than 100 dead and diseased purple leaf plum trees lining a stretch of Highway 101 near Fairview Avenue in Goleta, leading people to ask what ...

We have a purple leaf plum shrub in our yard out on the Redlands ... but it sometimes isn't the whole solution. Peach tree borer is a common culprit, but if there's no gummy sap (or dried up ...

Purple-leaf plum is an easy, dependable, and versatile landscape tree that will make a solid display and addition to your ...

The second purple leaf plum tree also gets full sun all day and the same watering schedule, but it’s full of leaves. What am I doing wrong? A: Watering might be the only problem if your tree was ...

Q: How close to the house can I plant an 8-foot purple leaf ornamental plum? -- J.H., Houston A: Consider the mature height and width of a tree to avoid planting too close to your house.