Rob Thuener strolled through his garden in the May drizzle, pointing out the Zepherine Drouhin, a heavily scented, deep pink, ...

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 ...

Home Road. The last five trees ― Newport purple leaf plums ― were planted Friday at Mansfield Art Center, 700 Marion Ave., during an Arbor Day ceremony. The City of Mansfield Shade Tree ...

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 ...

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?

(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 ...

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 ...

A: Acacia trees are desert plants ... Q: I have an ornamental purple leaf plum that’s producing fruit. My dog has been eating the fruit. Is it safe to eat? A: The ornamental purple leaf plums ...

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