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Posted by sdogwood 9 (My Page) on Tue, Jan 11, 05 at 18:10
| HI all, hope everyone had a good holiday. I need help with the I D of my passalong tree. We always called it a cherry but now thank it its a plum. The tree is short lived and very ornamental. The leaves are a beautiful red purple and it has great white flowers in early spring. I will be planting healthy sprouts with lots of attached dirt. I'll try and post a photo on the i d page.
Can I plant them now? I'm 60 miles from the Gulf and will treat then right. Thanks for the help.
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RE: tree I d and planting time?
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photo of tree.
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That sure looks like a purple plum.
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Now, it's most likely a purple sandcherry. If it is one that fruits, the fruits are about twice the size of a typical cherry and are dark purple/black. They are tart but tasty.
If it's not....well, it has nice flowers. Here is a link.
http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/edible/msg0623472725056.html?8
check it out and you may I.D. your tree. I have a little one. |
RE: tree I d and planting time?
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- Posted by jim2k mississippi (My Page) on
Sat, Jan 15, 05 at 10:49
| If you already have it pot it if you can keep in side plant it end of feb.to mar.hope this helps JIM P.S. If it's a pretty tree what it is won't matter |
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