Friday, April 25, 2008

Plant Id 101 - Eastern Redbud

Most of the Cherries are done blooming, and the Magnolias are just about done. Driving around I've noticed that the Eastern Redbuds are just starting to bloom.
The Eastern Redbud, Cercis canadensis is one of my favorite blooming trees. Tiny clusters of purple flowers cover the stems. It will grow between 15' and 30' tall. It will grow in full to partial sun, and is relatively disease and pest free.

The leaves are a nice dark green color. There is also a slower growing variety that is called Forest Pansy that has dark red leaves in the Spring. For the best red colored leaves, this variety needs to be put in full sun.

2 comments:

Unknown said...

This is an absolutely gorgeous native tree with eye-catching blossoms. We planted ours about 6 years ago after getting it at Williams Nursery. We have had absolutley zero problems with it, and I highly recommend it to everyone.

Unknown said...

This is a wonderful, beautiful tree with eye catching blossoms.We ot ours at Williams Nursey about 6 years ago and it is carefree and just put on a spectacular show.