'Mastsubara Red' Japanese Apricot Easy to Grow The seed pods provide food

The seed pods provide food for many birds as well

It's a great choice for those looking for an eastern appeal in the garden performs well in Japanese style gardens or in a shady area of any garden

The plant performs beautifully in mixed containers

Blooming from summer into fall the large fragrant royal purple panicles emerge just in time to provide a feast for butterflies and other pollinators

allowing it to be grown successfully in the challenging allelopathic environment beneath these trees where many other perennials fail

'Mastsubara Red' Japanese Apricot Easy to Grow The seed pods provide foodWhen the garden is at its bleakest and most gardeners have retreated indoors with their seed catalogs, 'Matsubara Red' struts onto the scene like it owns the placebecause in late winter, it absolutely does. This small deciduous tree reaches 15 to 20 feet in both height and width, forming an upright, vase shaped silhouette that serves as the perfect backdrop for its pice de rsistance: masses of fully double, deep red flowers that are reportedly the