Eastern Redbud

Eastern Redbud

Cercis canadensis

A native redbud with showy magenta-pink spring flowers borne on bare branches before the leaves emerge.

  • Sweetpea-like red-pink flowers bloom profusely on bare branches and even on mature trunks
  • Fruit pods are brown and flat, about 5 cm long
  • Heart-shaped green leaves turn an attractive yellow in the fall
  • Flat-topped vase-shaped habit when mature
  • Commonly used for naturalizing, woodland/woods edge, specimen
  • Grows best in full sun to partial shade
Size
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Plant Characteristics

Sunlight
Full sun, Partial shade
Soil Moisture
Moist, Average, Well-drained
Drought Tolerant
✓
Hardiness Zone
5 – 5
Mature Height (meters)
8.0 – 10.0
Mature Spread (meters)
7.0 – 8.0
Growth Rate
Medium
Flower Colour
Pink
Foliage Colour
Green
Fall Colour
Yellow
Bloom Time
Spring
Habit
Upright
Deer Resistant
✓
Rabbit Resistant
✓
Pollinator Friendly
✓
Ontario Native
✓
Landscape Uses
Mass planting, Accent
Growing & Maintenance Tips
Cercis tolerates varied soil conditions and pHs, but not wet soils. To promote general health, prune out dead branches. Can be a multi-stemmed clump or tree form. Cercis is in the legume family, and thus is capable of fixing needed atmospheric nitrogen.
Notes
Also referred to as American Judas Tree, American Redbud, Redbud.

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