It bears simple, 2-4 long elliptically shaped leaves which are arranged alternately on the shoots. Originated in 1919 by Luther Burbank, it blooms with fragrant pale pink spring flowers, followed by bright red foliage, which turns darker as the season progresses.
Morphology: This deciduous garden tree grows to height and width of 25’. 49.99 SKU M908 Prunus cerasifera 'Thundercloud' Thundercloud Plum is easily the most popular purple-leaved plum in America, and justly so. When you order a tree from Online Orchards, we will send you a bare-root tree with roots wrapped in wet biodegradable material and burlap to ensure hydration while the tree is being shipped to you. Thundercloud' flowering plum is grown for its red foliage which is borne on a fast growing and upright-spreading tree. The Thundercloud tree is a beautiful, aromatic, fast-growing tree that is suitable for all purposes in your landscape! In botanical terms, the Thundercloud Purple Leaf Plum belongs to the Rosaceae family, the genus Prunus and the species Cerasifera, hence its scientific (or botanical) name Prunus Cerasifera ‘Thundercloud’ (PROO-nus ser-as-IF-er-a). By summertime, your Thundercloud tree will be glowing with extremely colorful and dense purple foliage and will produce a considerable amount of shade quickly because it’s such a fast growing tree.
It has one of the darkest purple eaves and twigs of all the flowering plums. After the impressive display of flowers, sometime in the middle of spring, the bright purple leaves begin to shoot out and once the Thundercloud begins growing it takes off like a rocket. Thundercloud Plum is bathed in stunning clusters of fragrant pink flowers along the branches in early spring before the leaves. Thundercoud Cherry Plum is a small ornamental flowering tree in the rose family. Prune only in spring and early summer, to reduce the risk of disease. This beautiful tree can be left to develop naturally, or trimmed for shorter, denser growth. It will grow from zone 5 to 9, and in any well-drained soil. These showy light-pink blossoms are among the most fragrant of any tree, and because the Thundercloud grows so quickly, the delicious fragrance produced by these blossoms spreads quite far in the wind. Plant the Thundercloud Purple Leaf Plum in a sunny spot, as shade can cause the leaves to green and reduce flowering. The purple branches begin to swell with endless flower buds and when the sun warms the earth up just a bit more, the blossoms positively cascade down from the tops of the limbs as they open. For the best purple leaf color, plant it. Thundercloud is purple-leaved cultivar that typically grows as a dense, upright-spreading tree to 15-25 tall. It is very hardy and will thrive just about anywhere. To truly appreciate the benefits of a Thundercloud Flowering Plum, one must begin in the season of spring. Thundercloud Plum grows fast and is a true low maintenance tree.
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