Prunus ID help please

[19Mateo83]

Ive seen a few of these in full flower around town, I love the small flowers. Is this a cherry or a plum? Anyone know the cultivar name?

 

[Wires_Guy_wires]

Looks like cerasifera, the purple variety.

 

[19Mateo83]

I was leaning toward sand cherry.

 

[Carol 83]

Whatever it is, it sure is pretty.

 

[Frozentreehugger]

well considering where you live . Looking at the flowers especially. I’m at a loss to come up with a reason not to say . Prunus serrulata . Japanese flowering cherry . At end of the day why would it not be

 

[19Mateo83]

I managed to collect two of these today, they were suckers growing about 15 feet away from the parent tree. They did have a fair amount of fine roots. I’m hopeful they will make it, I have had good luck with the suckers on the past.

 

[Frozentreehugger]

I managed to collect two of these today, they were suckers growing about 15 feet away from the parent tree. They did have a fair amount of fine roots. I’m hopeful they will make it, I have had good luck with the suckers on the past.

I’m jealous .

 

[19Mateo83]

well considering where you live . Looking at the flowers especially. I’m at a loss to come up with a reason not to say . Prunus serrulata . Japanese flowering cherry . At end of the day why would it not be

I think I just figured out the mystery. It’s a Prunus cerasefera “Krauter Vesuvius”, a flowering plum.

 

[19Mateo83]

@Wires_Guy_wires hit the nail on the head with this one.

 

[Frozentreehugger]

Not saying your wrong . We have them here as there cold tolerant . You did not mention the foliage . All the ones here are purple or at least not green . And the bark don’t look correct . Again compared to trees here . . In general cherry plum is planted where Japanese cherry will not flourish . Run a single full size leaf on a neutral background thru a good plant ID app . Or pics here to compare to info on each

 

[19Mateo83]

Not saying your wrong . We have them here as there cold tolerant . You did not mention the foliage . All the ones here are purple or at least not green . And the bark don’t look correct . Again compared to trees here . . In general cherry plum is planted where Japanese cherry will not flourish . Run a single full size leaf on a neutral background thru a good plant ID app . Or pics here to compare to info on each

I’m still waiting on leaf out but I’m pretty sure they are purple.

 

[Frozentreehugger]

I’m still waiting on leaf out but I’m pretty sure they are purple.

Again it depends on location . And think about source of plant . Cherry/ plum is more cold hardy . And used as such . If the leaves are purple very good indication . Not sure about Japanese cherry . But plums will cross pollinate . Cherry plum is a fav food of birds so if the plants . Are propagated in the wild . Difficult to say what exactly cultivar they are . But pink flower combined with purple leaf . No 1 is cherry plum . Of some sort . Landscape tree mist likely a cultivar . Propagated for those particular flowers . All the ones here seem very similar . Bark is a lot more grey then yours . But most likely a more cold hardy cultivar personally I think they are under used as bonsai . Fast growing tough tree . Very showy flowers . The purple foliage is a like or hate thing for most