
March 2008.  This tree has some branches at funny angles, which I need to prune.

March 2008.  The blooms (which died from shock shortly after I planted the tree) seem to be really dark, which is good.  I wanted purple leaves out front, but I don't really want pink flowers, since it would totally clash with my color scheme.  This dark burgundy might be a good compromise.  We'll see next year.

March 2008.  The leaves were green when I bought the tree, and then darkened to purple.  This is their in-between stage.

Planted 2 in March 2008.  Location:  Front corners of the house.