紫叶稠李为蔷薇科李属落叶小乔木。原产于北美,本种为栽培种,是1950年从美洲稠李中选育出来的,后由中国科学院北京植物园引种到国内,现华北、华东及东北地区均有引种栽培。笔者所在的河北省任丘市华北石油工矿区,土壤属中度盐碱地,紫叶稠李生长良好。紫叶稠李树高可达7m,小枝褐色,单叶互生,叶卵状,长椭圆形至倒卵形, Purple leaf thick plum is a small branch of roseaceae Prunus cerasus. Native to North America, this is a cultivated species. It was bred from American bushy millet in 1950 and was introduced to China by Beijing Botanical Garden of Chinese Academy of Sciences. Now it is introduced and cultivated in North China, East China and Northeast China. The author is located in Renqiu City, Hebei Province, North China Petroleum Mining Area, the soil is moderate saline, purple leaf thick plum grow well. Purple leaf thick plum tree up to 7m, twig brown, single leaf alternate, leaf-ovate, oblong to obovate,