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Pruning Purple Sand Cherry

Updated : November 24, 2014

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 Pruning or Trimming Purple Sand Cherry and growing Sand Cherry from Cuttings. In this video you will see how I cut Purple Sand Cherry in the fall to make sure they grow nice and tight and don’t get thin and spindly.  You will also learn how to take all of those clippings and use them to make hardwood… Click here to read more…

Purple Sandcherry-Pruning and Propagating

Updated : May 20, 2015

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Purple Flowering Sandcherry is an easy plant to grow, always a great seller because of its purple leaves and delicate pink flowers. Always in demand. How is this plant sold? Let me count the ways. Unrooted hardwood cuttings. An unrooted cutting is pretty much nothing but a stick.  But because of the popularity of Purple… Click here to read more…