Description
Cercis chinensis
deciduous tree (green and red leave varieties available as well as upright or weeping varieties are available)
C. chinensis – Chinese Redbud – This densely branched shrub or small tree from Central China grows 50′ feet tall in the wild but 15-20′ feet tall and 15′ feet wide is more likely in cultivation. From erect shoots it carries heart to rounded shaped, glossy, leathery, rich green leaves, to 6″ long, with pointed tips, turning yellow in autumn. On bare branches before the leaves emerge it bears clusters of 3-8 deep pink to lavender-pink or crimson flowers, to ½” across.
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.
blooms mid spring on bare wood
comes 4-5′, 5-6′, 6-7′, feet tall and larger
zone 6-9
