Thundercloud Plum
Prunus cerasifera ‘Thundercloud’
- Size: 15’-25’ Tall and Wide
- Growth Habit: Rounded shrub habit
- Growth Rate: moderate to fast
- Light Requirements: Full Sun to Part Shade
- Soil Requirements: medium moisture well drained soils
- Appeal: Thundercloud Plum tree will have flower blooms in early spring. The fragrant flowers will have five petals and be pink to slightly white in color. It will flower before the leaves emerge. Thundercloud Plum is actually prized for its beautiful maroon to purple colored foliage. The foliage will emerge red in spring and remain maroon/purple colored throughout the season before losing its leaves for winter. After it flowers it produces small fruits around one inch in diameter. A lovely ornamental tree