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Prunus 'Elvins'
Elvins Flowering Plum
Notes

Uses: Small ornamental plum with profuse displays of white to pink flowers along bare branches in spring. Good sized tree for a smaller spaces. Often found in Japanese style gardens. Tolerates a variety of locations but prefers moist well drained soils. Generally retains shape without pruning but can tolerate it if required.

  • Canopy Shape canopy-oval_d Oval
  • Height 3-5m
  • Spread 2.5-3m
  • Position
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
  • Family Rosaceae
  • Botanical Name Prunus 'Elvins'
  • Common Name Elvins Flowering Plum
  • Origin Africa Asia
  • Habit Upright, Vase shaped to rounded
  • Landscape Plains, Footslopes, Hills
  • Soil Texture Clay, Loam, Sand
  • pH Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
  • Tolerates Moderate frost
  • Supplementary Watering Minimal
  • Flower Colour Pink, White
  • Flowering Time Spring
  • Foliage Green
  • Flower Type Open-petalled
  • Purpose Ornamental
  • Evergreen/Deciduous Deciduous
  • Seasonal Colour Spring
  • Trunk Smooth
  • Form Small Tree (Up to 7m)