#59
Accession Number: 0059-0000
Common Name: Eastern Redbud
Latin Name: Cercis canadensis
Family: Fabaceae (Legume Family)
Native Range: Eastern North America
Height: 20–30 feet
Spread: 25–35 feet
Bloom Time: April
Bloom Description: Pink
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4
Light Preference: Full sun to part shade
Water Needs: Medium
Notes: Works well as a street tree, a flowering tree, to naturalize; attracts butterflies; tolerates deer, clay soil
Description: Eastern Redbud is a small (20-30’) multi-trunked understory tree noted for its beautiful rose-purple flowers. Blooms appear in early spring (March-April) before foliage emerges, with “cauliferous” flowers that sprout all along the branches and even from the sides of the trunk(s). Flowers are followed by clusters of flat, bean-like pods that mature to brown in summer but may remain on the tree into winter. Attractive heart-shaped leaves turn pale yellow to greenish-yellow in fall. Likes fertile soils, but avoid overly wet sites.
