Its new reddish-purple leaves afford a nice backdrop for this plant's brightly colored spring flowers. As the leaves of purple leaf sand cherry age, they may green up a bit, but the color is dark green to dull purple -- still plenty dark enough to set sand cherry trees apart from most other plants.
Picture of Sand Cherry
Shrubs That Provide a Dark Backdrop
The leaves of the cherry tree in the picture below start out reddish-purple, giving the plant the name "purple leaf sand cherry"....
Purple leaf sand cherry's dark foliage contrasts nicely with brightly colored flowers.
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