Eastern Redbud
Cercis canadensis

Foliage: Medium green
Fall Foliage: Yellowish
Fruit: Seedpods
Flower: Pink to Purple
Habit/Form: Rounded
Uses​: Mass Planting, General Garden Use, Accent

Zone Hardiness: 4 - 8
Plant Height: 25 - 30 ft
Plant Width: 20 - 30 ft
Light: Sun/Part Shade
Growth Rate: Medium

Noted for its showy spring flowers, Cercis canadensis is a deciduous, often multi-trunked tree with a graceful, rounded crown and horizontally tiered branches. Masses of pea-like rosy-pink flowers held in clusters cover the bare branches in the spring before the foliage emerges, crating a most dramatic display. The cheerful blossoms give way to bean-like, brown seedpods that adorn the branches in summer and may persist into winter. It has forest green foliage which emerges burgundy in spring. The leaves turn buttery yellow in the fall. Cercis candensis adds elegance to any space. Additionally, the Eastern Redbud is an important early pollinator plant. This species is native to parts of North America.