Prunus x cisterna. Purple leaf sand cherry.

cbroad

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Nice tree!

I have a few I'm working on. They take hard pruning well and will back bud everywhere. If I prune after mid September, any new growth doesn't make it through the winter.

This one is coming along, picture from last year. It really needs a pruning and some wire:
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Only real issues I have are with inch worms and catepillars, and sometimes borers.
 

Eckhoffw

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Nice tree!

I have a few I'm working on. They take hard pruning well and will back bud everywhere. If I prune after mid September, any new growth doesn't make it through the winter.

This one is coming along, picture from last year. It really needs a pruning and some wire:
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Only real issues I have are with inch worms and catepillars, and sometimes borers.
Nice!
Thanks soo much for the info. I will plan on a good prune in a month or so. Next year, perhaps a root ball reduction.
 
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