purple leaf plum Rosaceae Prunus cerasifera Ehrh.   symbol: PRCE2
	Leaf: Alternate, simple, ovate, 1 1/2 to 3 inches long, serrated margin, most widely planted varieties have a deep reddish purple color, some are dark shiny green; paler below with some hair in axils of veins. Flower: Perfect, most commonly pink (may be white), 1 inch across; very pretty and fragrant; appear in early spring. Fruit: Round drupe, 1 1/4 inch across, reddish; ripen in mid to late summer; edible. Twig: Slender, dark reddish brown to gray, spur shoots present, buds small. Bark: Thin, reddish brown to dark gray and smooth, horizontal lenticels with vertical splits with age, eventually becomes shallowly and irregularly ridged and furrowed. Form: Small trees with a symmetrical, vase-shaped crown; can reach heights and spreads up to 25 feet.
	USDA Plants Database Prunus cerasifera is planted in the highlighted USDA hardiness zones to the left and is not known to widely escape cultivaton.