CHOCOLATE COLORED FOLIAGE WITH BURSTS OF WHITE FLOWER CLUSTERS
FEATURES:
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An elegant explosion of foliage atop a narrow trunk with ragged bark
- Uniquely chocolate colored foliage that will transition into a deep red in fall
- Bursts of flower clusters with tones of pink, yellow, white, and red
- Low-maintenance and easy to grow
- Faster growing tree form of a classic Ninebark shrub
- Hand selected, Fresh from the Grower
- Ships on our trucks because of the size of the tree - does not fit in a box
Growth Facts
- Hardiness Zone: 2-7
- Mature Height: 6-8' tall
- Mature Width: 6-8' wide
- Exposure: Full Sun
- Spacing: 5-8' apart
Diabolo® Ninebark - tree form standard
Bower & Branch Trees and Plants
Physocarpus opulifolius 'Diabolo'
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CHOCOLATE COLORED FOLIAGE WITH BURSTS OF WHITE FLOWER CLUSTERS
FEATURES:
-
An elegant explosion of foliage atop a narrow trunk with ragged bark
- Uniquely chocolate colored foliage that will transition into a deep red in fall
- Bursts of flower clusters with tones of pink, yellow, white, and red
- Low-maintenance and easy to grow
- Faster growing tree form of a classic Ninebark shrub
- Hand selected, Fresh from the Grower
- Ships on our trucks because of the size of the tree - does not fit in a box
Growth Facts
- Hardiness Zone: 2-7
- Mature Height: 6-8' tall
- Mature Width: 6-8' wide
- Exposure: Full Sun
- Spacing: 5-8' apart
Why plant Diabolo® Ninebark - tree form standard?
Diabolo Ninebark is a bold, beautiful plant that has taken the gardening world by storm in recent years. What's all the fuss about? Chocolate-purple foliage, white half-snowball flowers, cherry-red fruits, and flaky bark - that's what! With all that going for it, you might expect it to be a bit of a diva, but it's sinfully easy to grow. Don't worry about counting the bark, check out those leaves! Amazingly beautiful, reddish-purple leaves line up on the arching branches. Beautiful, white flowers showcase themselves in summer. Exceptional color for your landscape. A must have! This native selection is a Gold Medal Plant Award winner from the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society for its outstanding performance, hardiness and eye-appeal.
Europeans are famous for taking underappreciated American plants, improving them, and re-gifting them back to us. Such is the case with Ninebark (so named because the flaky bark appears to have nine layers). Diabolo was discovered in a German nursery in 1968—the only red-leaved plant in a sea of 120,000 green ones (Germans must really like their Ninebarks!). This plant is usually grown as a shrub, but ours are trained to become small trees. Grown this way, Diabolo Ninebark shows off its devilishly handsome bark to best advantage.
How to use Diabolo® Ninebark - tree form standard in the landscape?
Plant this fast-growing but small ornamental tree near your patio, pool, porch, or front walk for a punch of color all season long. You'll soon understand why we think Diabolo Ninebark is a "10"!
Planting Zones
Hardiness Zone: 2-7
How To Plant Diabolo® Ninebark - tree form standard
Despite the name, Diabolo is an easygoing guy. Give this plant full sun or very light shade, and average moisture (it can even handle drought-like periods once established), and it will give you a fresh crop of burgundy foliage each year. Little in the way of pests or diseases bothers it.
How To Water
After you receive your Diabolo® Ninebark it should be watered regularly to help establish the roots. One the plant has established, they are rather drought-tolerant and you won’t have to water as much.
How To Fertilize
In spring, before blooms arrive go ahead and feed your Ninebark! We recommend using our Elements Starter Plant Food for that little boost of growth.
How To Prune
Diabolo is a fast grower so don’t be hesitant about pruning it if you want it to have a nice, dense head of foliage. Snip off any branches that appear on the trunk or at the base of the tree.
How Does Shipping Work?
Bower & Branch Trees, the real BIG trees, don’t fit in a box! Our big trees, sizes XL and bigger, require expert delivery and care, that means our extra-large trees are shipped on Bower & Branch trucks. We are the only ones who know how to ship our big and bigger trees and plants with tender loving care. We deliver your trees and plants directly to you. Ask Bower & Branch about planting services – we'd be happy to assist in installation.
*For Big trees and Shrubs, Size XL and bigger: Review our Seasonal Shipping Timelines and Policy here.
Your trees and plants are grown across the United States at various Bower & Branch Growers. Depending on your location, your plant orders may be shipped from various locations. Please expect orders with multiple items to be delivered over a number of days as a result. Orders made up of numerous items or selections will not arrive at your home on the same day.
Shipping Delays:
From time to time, Bower & Branch Growers may determine to delay order shipment based on various factors for plant health. Weather in your region, as well as, where your plants are grown, is always considered when shipping. Extreme weather conditions may delay some or all of your order. Bower & Branch allows our Growers to make final shipping decisions based solely to benefit your trees and plants’ health and success.
How Does Sizing Work?
The size of our trees have nothing to do with the container size like you may find elsewhere–big doesn't mean just height - it’s also vigor, age, and overall health. Other online retailers are going to tell you that a plant is a seven gallon, that means nothing to your tree or plant (or you.)
Our trees for sale online are graded on large, x-large, and even bigger sizes. This is because our trees are sized by their age—the higher the letter, the more mature the tree. The age determines the trees’ overall height, size of the trunk and the overall branch density.
All of these characteristics are what you should be looking for when choosing a tree for immediate impact and instant curb appeal. Our extra-large tree and plant sizes are sure to wow you and your neighbors!
See the size guides below.
Our Guarantees
3-YEAR-TREE GUARANTEE:
Bower & Branch offers a Three-Year Tree Guarantee on all of our trees, sizes X-Large and up. Only the finest and the most experienced growers are awarded the opportunity to grow for Bower & Branch, so we offer the best guarantee available.
If your tree(s) should fail for any reason during the three-year guarantee period, you will receive an online gift card in the amount that you originally spent on the tree.* You can then use this online gift card for any Bower & Branch Purchase.
* Bower & Branch provides online gift cards in the amount of the original purchase price of the tree(s). The amount does not include any additional costs such as delivery, planting, tax, or any other products or services. Online gift cards can be applied towards any Bower & Branch purchase on BowerandBranch.com and have no expiration dates. Bower & Branch does not guarantee tree replacement or availability of any desired product at any time. Cash refunds are not offered. Bower & Branch requires that all original tags and receipts are present when a guarantee request is initiated. The Bower & Branch Three-Year Guarantee only applies to plant material that has been planted in the ground. Container plantings are NOT covered.
At Bower & Branch, we do our best to honor all guarantee fulfillment requests to ensure customer satisfaction. However, we reserve the right to refuse the request if the required guarantee steps were not satisfied. Bower & Branch also reserves the right to deny any guarantee fulfillment request that is made as a result of animal damage, problems with plant hardiness and zone issues, or acts of nature (snow storms, hurricanes, and similar).
Reach out to a Plant Whisperer with any questions:
- Email: plantwhisperers@bowerandbranch.com
- Phone: 866-873-3888
- Or via Online Chat
