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Prunus padus Colorata - Purple Leaf Bird Cherry - Standard Trees

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Prunus padus Colorata Trees - Large Standards - Delivered by Mail Order from the Nursery with a 1 Year Guarantee

Prunus padus Colorata is a pink flowering variety of the native Bird Cherry tree. It is a tough, hardy tree that will grow in most well drained soils. It has quite a narrow, upright canopy and is suitable for most gardens.
Prunus padus Colorata trees can reach a height of about 10 metres.
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How Standard Trees are Measured:
All the plants in the ornamental trees section are graded as standards, which means that they are measured by their girth in centimetres 1 metre above ground level (basically, their trunk's waist measurement). They aren't measured by their height, which will vary. So, a 6/8 standard has a trunk with a circumference of 6-8 centimetres and an 8/10 standard has a trunk 8-10 centimetres around. This measurement makes no difference to the tree's final height.
Standard trees are 2 - 3.5 metres tall (on average) when they arrive; they are the most mature trees that you can buy from us. We cannot tell you precisely how tall your trees will be before we deliver them.

General description of Prunus padus Colorata trees:
This is a striking tree with excellent contrasts and changes of colour across the year. The leaf buds and new stems begin as a deep purple, bronzing into a coppery tone as the leaves unfurl and becoming deep green in summer. The flowers appear in May, while the leaves are still fresh, on long flowering strands called racemes. Each delicate flower has pale pink petals around a rose-hip coloured centre. These face out in every direction from their central stalk, appearing all the more vivid because of the rich foliage. The small black fruit are popular with birds.

History & uses of Prunus padus Colorata:
This unusual bird cherry was discovered by chance in Sweden in the 1950's and all existing trees are clones of that original tree, as it doesn't come true from seed. The RHS loves this tree and has given it 3 awards since 1974, two for its cuttings on display and the Award of Garden Merit for being easy to grow and good looking.