{"product_id":"flowering-plum-purple-leaf-prunus-cerasifera-nigra-syn-pissardi-nigra","title":"Purple Leaf Flowering Plum - Prunus cerasifera ‘Nigra’","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePurple Leaf Flowering Plum - Prunus cerasifera ‘Nigra’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the dark-leaved plum that reads as a solid block of burgundy in a garden of greens, and it earns its place on foliage for eight months of the year rather than on the two weeks of blossom. \u003cem\u003ePrunus cerasifera\u003c\/em\u003e ‘Nigra’ opens soft pink single flowers on bare black twigs in late winter, then leafs out almost black-purple and holds that colour, without fading to bronze-green, right through an Australian summer. It is a small, well-mannered tree, which is why it turns up so often in front gardens and narrow nature strips.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Purple Leaf Plum\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColour Retention\u003c\/strong\u003e: The purple holds through the season in full sun, where many purple-leaf trees dull off by January.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLate Winter Blossom\u003c\/strong\u003e: Pale pink flowers appear on bare wood in late winter, among the first blossom of the year in most southern gardens.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eManageable Scale\u003c\/strong\u003e: A mature tree stays around 4 to 6m, so it suits a suburban front yard rather than outgrowing it.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContrast Value\u003c\/strong\u003e: Used sparingly it anchors a planting scheme and makes silver and lime green foliage nearby look deliberate.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAdaptability\u003c\/strong\u003e: It copes with clay, alkaline soils, coastal exposure and cold, which is a wider tolerance than most ornamental blossom trees.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFront garden feature\u003c\/strong\u003e: A single tree gives structure, seasonal blossom and permanent colour in a small space.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStreet or driveway row\u003c\/strong\u003e: Repeated at even spacing it makes a strong, tidy avenue of consistent height.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColour contrast in a mixed border\u003c\/strong\u003e: Provides a dark backdrop for pale roses, salvias and silver foliage.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInformal screen\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted closer together it forms a seasonal privacy layer with the bonus of winter flowers.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.5 to 3m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Late autumn through winter while dormant is ideal, early spring at a pinch\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tolerates most soils including clay and limey ground, but needs drainage that clears within a day of heavy rain\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water deeply once a week through the first two summers and mulch out to the drip line to reduce grass competition. 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