Botanical Name: Prunus x blireana
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Common Name: Blireana Plum  
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Tree

 

Height Range

12-25'

 

Flower Color

Pink

 

Flower Season

Spring

 

Leaf Color

Bronze, Green, Purple

 

Bark Color

Brown

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Sun

Full

 

Water

Medium, Extra in Summer

 

Growth Rate

Moderate

 

Soil Type

Clay, Loam

 

Soil Condition

Average, Rich, Well-drained

 

Soil pH

Neutral

 

Adverse Factors

n/a

Design Styles

English Cottage, Japanese

 

Accenting Features

Showy Flowers

 

Seasonal Interest

Spring

 

Location Uses

Background, Shrub Border, Walls / Fences

 

Special Uses

Screen, Small Spaces

 

Attracts Wildlife

n/a

Information by: Stephanie Duer
Photographer: Norman's Nursery

  • Description

  • Notes

Blireana plum is a small, deciduous, flowering tree growing about 20 feet tall and wide. Pink, double flowers appear before leaves emerge. Leaves open purple, maturing to dark green. Habit is rounded, dense, and somewhat twiggy. Its flowers are lovely, but the irregular nature of the tree might make it best suited to a shrub border.
Grow in full sun and well drained soil, ideally loamy clay or sandy-loam. Prune to tidy up in late winter to early spring, or better still, prune after the flowers emerge and bring them inside.