Krauter Vesuvius Purple-leaf Plum
Prunus cerasifera ‘Krauter Vesuvius’ · a purple-leaf plum
Deep purple leaves from spring to fall, holding their colour even in summer heat, after a cloud of soft pink spring flowers. A quick small tree for colour; give it full sun for the darkest leaves and soil that isn't always wet.
- Mature size
- 20 × 15 ft
- 6 × 4.5 m, tall × wide
- Hardiness
- Zones 5a–8b
- USDA
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium to moist
- Blooms
- Mar–Apr
Krauter Vesuvius Purple-leaf Plum at its mature size
A mature Krauter Vesuvius Purple-leaf Plum grows to about 20 ft tall and 15 ft wide, taller than most people.
Drawn to scale beside a 5 ft 9 in person. With VeraScape, you see it at this size in your own yard.
Typical mature size, unpruned. Sources: The Tree Center, NC State Extension.
Through the year
What Krauter Vesuvius Purple-leaf Plum looks like month by month in a typical zone 6–7 garden.
Dormant · Nov–Feb
Bare upright twiggy branches.
In flower · Mar–Apr
Soft pink blossoms as the purple leaves emerge.
In leaf · May–Oct
Dense deep purple-black leaves.
Growing Krauter Vesuvius Purple-leaf Plum
- Grows well in
- The Northeast, the Southeast, the Midwest, the Plains and Mountain West, the Pacific Northwest, and California.
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Good for
- Small space and specimen
- Leaves
- Drops its leaves in winter
- Native to
- Southeast Europe and Central Asia
Spacing
VeraScape spaces plants so their grown canopies just touch. For Krauter Vesuvius Purple-leaf Plum, that’s about 15 ft apart, center to center.
Place a row in your own yard and VeraScape spaces them at their mature width, so you can see whether they’ll crowd the walk.
See Krauter Vesuvius Purple-leaf Plum in your yard before you dig
Visualize it at its true size, alongside the rest of your design.