
Eastern Redbud
- Botanical Name
- Cercis canadensis
- Hardiness
- Zones 4 to 9
- Height
- 20 to 30 feet
- Width
- 25 to 35 feet
- Flowers
- Spring: purplish-red in bud, rosy pink in bloom; edible
- Fruit
- Flat pod, 2-3"
- Fall Color
- Yellow
- Light
- Full sun to light shade
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained
- Planting & Care
- Transplant as balled and burlap or container
- Best flowers in full sun
- Edible flowers have a bean-like flavor
- Problems
- Canker, verticillium wilt, root rot, insects, not stress tolerant
- Varieties
- Columbus Strain & Northern Strain - hardier, Zone 4b
- Forest Pansy - foliage is burgundy when emerging - maturing to dark green on upper surface and purple-red on the underside, darker purple flowers than species
- Alba - white flowers
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