Description
Cercis canadensis
deciduous tree (green and red leaved varieties available as well as upright or weeping varieties)
blooms mid spring on bare wood
comes 4-5′, 5-6′, 6-7′, feet tall and larger
C. canadensis – Eastern Redbud – This slow growing, spreading, often multi stemmed tree from North America grows 30-40′ feet tall and 30′ feet wide in the wild, in cultivation 12′ feet tall is more likely. It produces deep rose buds which emerge from heart shaped leaves, with a distinct pointed tip, to 4″ long, bronze when young, turning yellow in autumn. On bare stems, before the leaves it bears deep crimson, purple to pink, or occasionally white flowers, to ½” long, are carried in clusters of 2-8.The fruits mature in summer to reddish brown in color.
‘Forest Pansy’ – has dark
red-purple leaves and pink flowers
Grow in fertile, deep, moist but well drained , preferably loam soil in full sun or dappled shade. Plant in the final location when young, older plants resent transplanting.
zone 5-9
