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Green Alder vs Purple Leaf Sand CherryAlnus crispa Prunus x cistena SOLD OUT ONLY AVAILABLE BY CONTRACT GROW 
Green Alder is a cold hardy, native shrub. It is often planted on infertile sites so it can fix nitrogen from the air and improve the soil quality.
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. GREEN ALDER QUICK FACTSPURPLE LEAF SAND CHERRY QUICK FACTS
Zone:
1a
Zone:
3a
Height:
7 m (23 ft)
Height:
1.8 m (6 ft)
Spread:
3 m (10 ft)
Spread:
1.8 m (6 ft)
Moisture:
any
Moisture:
dry, normal
Light:
any
Light:
any
Fuzz/fluff:
yes
Catkins:
yes
Fall colour:
dark red
Flowers:
produces single pinkish flowers
Bark:
smooth dark red to purple bark
Growth rate:
fast
Growth rate:
medium
Life span:
50 years
Life span:
short
Maintenance:
low
Suckering:
high
Suckering:
low
Pollution tolerance:
medium
Pollution tolerance:
high
In row spacing: 0.9 m (3 ft)
Between row spacing:
5 m (16 ft)
Toxicity: the leaves and seed contain small amounts of hydrogen cyanide but are seldom consumed in any quantity
Other Names:
mountain alder, sitka alder
Other Names:
purpleleaf sandcherry
Ships To Canada:
yes
Ships to USA: no
Ships To Canada:
yes
Ships to USA: no |