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And even though its mature landscape height tops out around 20 feet, it will not grow this tall in a pot. You can also pair two trees in matching pots, one on each side of the sunny walkway at your home's entrance. If your yard is already maxed out with landscape plants, or if you have a shady yard, you can grow Thundercloud Plum in a pot on your sunny patio. Use a large pot (a drainage hole is essential), and fill it with commercial potting mix that's blended specifically for container plants. Thundercloud Plum tree makes an elegant container plant. As a deciduous tree, Thundercloud Plum will lose its leaves in autumn, but this exposes the bare branches for maximum viewing of the breathtaking spring flowers! Thundercloud Plum's perennial range extends across USDA Plant Hardiness Zones 5 through 8, where it is both cold- and heat-tolerant. Its mature height, which reaches approximately 20 feet, and its equal width give it a perfectly balanced, rounded shape. This is a tree that will not overpower your landscape, particularly if you have a small yard. Purple has long been associated with royalty, and Thundercloud Plum tree's lavishly colored foliage is indeed regal-looking. This type of plant draws the eye toward it '– it's a showpiece among other plants in the landscape.

In the landscape-design world, a "specimen plant" is one that you plant as a focal point, which stands out among other landscape features.

Striking appearance as a specimen plant.

As they mature, the color deepens to a rich purple. As the new leaves emerge in springtime, they are a vivid shade of ruby-red. Delicate pinkish-white blooms profusely cover these trees to usher in springtime with an eye-popping display. Thundercloud's flowers may remind you of the peaceful calm before the storm of emerging leaves begins to open. Plum trees bloom in early spring before their leaves appear. No matter what you call it, Thundercloud Plum will be a vibrant addition to your landscape design because of its: It's also known as purple-leaf plum because of its foliage color and cherry plum because of the red cherry-sized fruits that appear on many trees. Thundercloud Plum doesn't bear typical plum fruits in fact, it's classified as an "ornamental" plum tree. After its colorful transition from pinkish-white flowers to red leaves to purple foliage, it flashes another shade of red with its tiny fruits while retaining its rich purple foliage through fall! It throws a riot of color into the entire growing season, beginning in early spring and ending in autumn. You can break up the monochromatic look of your green landscape by planting a single Thundercloud Plum tree (Prunus cerasifera 'Thundercloud').

A Rainbow of Colors from Spring through Fall