Horticulture 221
Identification Characteristics - Shrub List #4
J. E. Klett

ROSACEAE

Prunus x cistena - Purpleleaf Sand Cherry

Leaves - Alternate, simple, 1 to 1½ inches, reddish color, and slightly pubescent along midrib beneath near the base of the leaf.

Fruit - Blackish-purple in color, September to October and globular in shape.

Growth Habit - Shrubby type of growth with younger stems more erect and older stems becoming more prostrate.

Flowers - Single, pinkish, fragrant; borne after the leaves have developed.

	YOUNG HABIT - SHRUB	AS A HEDGE
YOUNG HABIT - TREE	FLOWER