A purple-leaved flowering plum tree, which grows with an upright compact form.
USDA identification images for Crimson Pointe
The identification paintings in the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection span the years 1886 to 1942.
Citation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705.
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Tree register
- France 1
France
- Richard Borrie in Objat,
Spring blossom records for this variety
2022 season
- 7th March 2022 - tree owned by Richard in Objat, France
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Origins
- Species: Prunus species - Flowering cherry
Identification
- Country of origin: United States
- Period of origin: 1950 - 1999
- Fruit colour: Red / Black
- Flower colour: White
- Leaf colour: Bronze
- Flowering month: March
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Flowering duration: Average (2-3 weeks)
- Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
- Leaf colour - young: Dark bronze
- Flower size: Medium
- Leaf colour - autumn: Bronze / Purple
- Fruit size: Very small
- Leaf/Flower sequence: Leaves appear first
Using
- Garden type: Small town garden
Growing
- Gardening skill: Beginner
- Vigour: Slightly large
- Attractive features: Attractive flowers
- Attractive features: Attractive tree / plant
- Height after 10 years: 3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
- Growth rate: Fast
- Attractive features: Attractive foliage
- Soil type: Chalky
- Sunlight: Prefers full sun
- Pruning: Light prune
- Growth habit: Columnar / Fastigiate
- Flowering season: Early
- Useful for: Small gardens
- Useful for: Street / amenity
- Soil type: Acidic
Climate
- Cold hardiness (USDA): Zone 4 (-34C)
- Cold hardiness (USDA): Zone 5 (-29C)
- Cold hardiness (USDA): Zone 6 (-23C)
- Cold hardiness (USDA): Zone 7 (-18C)
- Cold hardiness (USDA): Zone 8 (-12C)
- Climate suitability: Temperate climates
- Climate suitability: Mild damp climates
- Climate suitability: Warm climates
- Cold-hardiness: Cold-hardy
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Crimson Pointe flowering cherry trees for sale:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (UK) United Kingdom
Crimson Pointe flowering cherry trees - Pippin Trees United Kingdom
Crimson Pointe flowering cherry trees
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