Why Plant Purple Plunge™ Weeping Flowering Plum?
The pretty picturesque Purple Plunge™ Weeping Flowering Plum is the interesting and mysterious tree your landscape is missing. This tree has weeping purple foliage that has very fragrant blooms that will keep your interest through the four seasons. In the spring, this small weeping tree explodes in light pink fragrant flowers decorating the dark purple stems. After the pretty pink flowers a deep dark reddish-purple foliage emerges with a stunning color combination. Show your landscape love year-round with these stunning plants that offer interesting personality through the winter months! Their strategic branches will create whimsical illusions amongst the snow.
How to use Purple Plunge™ Weeping Flowering Plum in the landscape?
Use the Flowering Plum to your advantage when it comes to your landscape. This tree is an interesting focal point as a living sculpture and is a very effective accent tree. Tuck this dark purple colored tree into your front-yard landscaping to bump up the curb appeal of your home. Plant red or purple ground-cover flowers under this tree to really highlight the colors of this dark hues. Plant your Purple Plum somewhere you can enjoy its four seasons of uninterrupted unique colors.
Planting Zones
Hardiness Zone: 5-9
How To Plant Purple Plunge™ Weeping Flowering Plum
Plant your Purple Plum in well-draining soil and somewhere elevated as they do not enjoy sitting in water for long. Flowering Plums can offer their best results in warm, dry climates with some protection from the afternoon sun.
How To Water
Water twice weekly for the first 3-5 weeks; then water weekly for the remainder of the year until winter. When you water, water very slowly and very thoroughly. The water needs to reach to the bottom of the root ball and that takes time. Watering needs may be altered due to extreme weather conditions.
How To Fertilize
Incorporate Elements Starter Plant Food granular form into the soil when planting. If planting in spring or summer, start fertilizing late fall using Elements Starter Plant Food granular form on an annual basis each late fall. If planting in the fall, use Elements fertilizer while planting and start your regular annual fertilizing the following fall. Continue this for the first three years to get your plant well established as it gives your tree the nutrients it needs to produce lush new growth for the following spring.
How To Prune
Prune your Purple Plumes right after flowering to direct the spring growth and to allow more airflow into the trees canopy. As the tree matures, during the fall prune away the dead, weak, and crosses limbs to help maintain good airflow and promote new healthy growth.
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.
