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Fabaceae
Judastree
Cercis canadensis
Also known as Eastern redbud, Judas tree, Love tree, Siliquastrum canadense
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Tree · Spring Blooming · Pink Flowers · Deciduous · Landscape Tree · Ornamental · Native Tree · Pollinator · Redbud · Four Season Interest
Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis) is a stunning small deciduous tree celebrated for its vivid magenta-pink flowers that bloom directly on bare branches in early spring before the leaves emerge. Plant it in well-draining soil in full sun to partial shade, and water deeply during its first two seasons to establish a strong root system. Once established it is very low-maintenance and highly adaptable to a wide range of soil types.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply and slowly at the base until the soil is moist to 6 inches deep; allow surface to dry between waterings · Every 7-10 days during the first two growing seasons; every 14 days once established
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5–7.9
- Temperature
- -20°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 5a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 6 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 240 in apart
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Root depth
- Deep
- Flowers
- Purple
- Foliage
- Green · Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District Of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Masachusettes, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Michigan, Mississippi
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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