Prunis Cerasifera 'Nigra' - Flowering Plum 20L

A remarkable tree with an oval to rounded, fairly dense crown, that often grows somewhat bent. It attains a height of approx. 6 - 8 m. The glossy bark is dark brown to purple-brown. Young twigs are dark red. The leaves are oval to ovoid and approx. 8 cm in size. They are dark reddish-brown and retain their colour until late into the autumn. The tree produces a great many pink, single flowers. They are approx. 2.5 cm in diameter and appear from late March and in April, a little before or simultaneous with the emergence of the leaves.