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River Alder vs Purple Leaf Sand CherryAlnus incana Prunus x cistena ONLY AVAILABLE BY CONTRACT GROW ONLY AVAILABLE BY CONTRACT GROW 
River Alder is a large shrub or small tree with a multi-stemmed, spreading habit. It is an excellent tree to plant if you want to stabilize the soil near rivers and creeks.
Purple Leaf Sand Cherry provides bright reddish-purple leaves that turn bronze-green in the fall. In the spring, tiny flowers with a pinkish white hue bloom. The flowers are small, but the impact comes from the shrub blossoming all at once. RIVER ALDER QUICK FACTSPURPLE LEAF SAND CHERRY QUICK FACTS
Zone:
1a
Zone:
3a
Height:
8 m (25 ft)
Height:
1.8 m (6 ft)
Spread:
4 m (12 ft)
Spread:
1.8 m (6 ft)
Moisture:
normal, wet
Moisture:
dry, normal
Light:
full sun
Light:
any
Fuzz/fluff:
yes
Catkins:
yes
Fall colour:
yellow to orange
Fall colour:
dark red
Flowers:
produces single pinkish flowers
Bark:
smooth dark red to purple bark
Growth rate:
fast
Growth rate:
medium
Life span:
short
Life span:
short
Suckering:
none
Suckering:
low
Pollution tolerance:
medium
Pollution tolerance:
high
Toxicity: the leaves and seed contain small amounts of hydrogen cyanide but are seldom consumed in any quantity
Other Names:
purpleleaf sandcherry
Ships To Canada:
yes
Ships to USA: no
Ships To Canada:
yes
Ships to USA: no |