Re: ornamental plum
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  • Subject: Re: ornamental plum
  • From: J* S* <i*@q.com>
  • Date: Thu, 3 May 2012 08:54:49 -0700

From the listings in my old Sunset Western Garden Book (rev. 1973), only one
purple leaf plum shows few to none fruits--the cultivar "Krauter Vesuvius".
Newer editions of SWGB probably list others.


What is, is. What isn't, isn't. Try not to confuse the two.




On May 3, 2012, at 7:54 AM, Theresa G wrote:

> Hi all-
> I'm thinking about planting a purple leaf plum to replace a couple of
> bradford pears i had taken down in the hell strip by my house.  Are any
> varieties less likely to produce the little (nonedible) fruits??  Trying to
> reduce work later having to clean up.  But I really love the color of the
> leaves.
> Thanks for any info or advice.
> Theresa
>
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