Blood plums are descended from cherry plums. During refining, they serve as a base for cultivated plums. In this way, numerous plum varieties thrive in local orchards. Learn more about the red-leaved plum trees.
properties
- Family: Rosaceae (Rosaceae)
- Coloring of the leaves: red to dark red
- Species: small tree, large shrub
Red-leaved plums are early bloomers. From March they delight with a magnificent, pink-colored sea of flowers. Later, thanks to their dense foliage, they serve as good shade providers. Their leaves are elliptical.
fruit
- Shape: round
- Size: two to three centimeters
- Colour: orange to reddish
- Taste: sweet and sour to sweet
- Core difficult to detach, contains toxic substances
- juicy pulp
sorts
This type of plum can be found wild or cultivated. In Germany, two varieties are among the summer highlights in the orchard. They grow up to five meters high.
Prunus cerasifera Nigra
- Synonym: Prunus cerasifera Pissardii N-igra
- Flowers: pink-red, solitary
- Foliage: red (May to June), then black-red
Prunus cerasifera Pissardii
- Synonym: Prunus cerasifera Atropurpurea
- flowers: white-pink to white, often in pairs
- Foliage: black-red, fading with time
maintenance
The hardy and heat-loving blood plum is an easy-care tree. With sufficient water, nutrients and a suitable substrate, this species thrives luxuriantly.
- Location: sunny to semi-shady
- Fertilize in spring: compound fertilizer
- Pruning: young trees annually, older trees every two to four years
For young blood plums, make sure the soil does not dry out. In this way you favor the rooting process. Older specimens survive longer dry periods well.
substrate
A humus and calcareous soil is ideal for a holistic development of the plant. In no case should it be acidic. You can support small trees by regularly loosening the upper layers of the earth during growth.
tips and tricks
The small fruits of the blood plum ripen by late summer. They are a sweet and vitamin-rich treat.
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