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Cercis canadensis

 
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Cercis canadensis - eastern redbud
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Common name: eastern redbud
Family: Fabaceae
Distribution: Eastern and central North America
Habitat: Open woodlands, thickets, woodland margins, rocky stream
IUCN Red list: Least concern
Hardiness: Zone 4a -30 to -25 F
Life form: Deciduous tree
Usage: Ornamental
Comments: Eastern redbud is a deciduous, often multi-trunked understory tree with a rounded crown that typically matures to 20-30’ tall with a slightly larger spread. It is particularly noted for its stunning pea-like rose-purple flowers which bloom profusely on bare branches in early spring before the foliage emerges. Flowers to ½” wide bloom in clusters of 4-10. Flowers are followed by flattened leguminous bean-like dry seedpods to 2-4” long that mature to brown in summer. Each pod has 6-12 seeds. Pods may remain on the tree into winter. Alternate, simple, cordate, broadly ovate to nearly orbicular, dull green to blue-green leaves 3-5” across have a papery texture and are short pointed at the tip. Leaves turn pale yellow to greenish-yellow in fall.
Best grown in average, medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade.
Links: OSU Landscape Plants - Cercis canadensis

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