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Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 8 to 12 feet
Plant Spread: 6 to 8 feet
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Deciduous
Other: Leaves emerge golden-orange, brighten to yellow and mature to speckled lime green and then yellow in autumn.
Fruit: Edible to birds
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Underground structures: Taproot
Suitable Locations: Street Tree
Patio/Ornamental/Small Tree
Xeriscapic
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Pollinators: Bees
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: PP21,451 (2010)
Child plants: 3 child plants

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Trade name information:
Trade Name: The Rising Sun™
Cultivar name: 'JN2'
Common names
  • Eastern Redbud

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Location: Tacoma, WA
Date: 2023-09-10
Location: j c raulston arboretum, ncsu,  raleigh, north carolina
Date: 2024-03-19
Location: Charlotte, NC
Date: March 20, 2019
Rising Sun Redbud Bloom
Location: j c raulston arboretum, ncsu,  raleigh, north carolina
Date: 2024-03-16
Location: j c raulston arboretum, raleigh, north carolina
Date: 2020-03-16
Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
Date: 2018-07-08
Location: j c raulston arboretum, ncsu,  raleigh, north carolina
Date: 2024-03-16
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Leaves were damaged by a caterpillar or a bee.
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