General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 15-25ft
Plant Spread: 15-25ft
Leaves: Good fall color
Deciduous
Other: Yellow in Fall.
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Flower Time: Other: April
Suitable Locations: Street Tree
Uses: Flowering Tree
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Eastern Redbud
Also sold as:
  • Cercis canadensis f. alba 'Royal White'
  • 'Royal'

Photo Gallery
Location: American Peony Society Garden, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
Date: 05/09/2003
photo by Cornell Plantations via Cornell University Library's eCo
Location: j c raulston arboretum, ncsu,  raleigh, north carolina
Date: 2024-03-16
Location: Jenkins Arboretum in Berwyn, PA
Date: 2021-04-27
full white bloom
Location: Jenkins Arboretum in Berwyn, PA
Date: 2021-04-27
closer shot of bloom
Location: Jenkins Arboretum in Berwyn, PA
Date: 2021-04-18
young tree starting to bloom
Location: Jenkins Arboretum in Berwyn, PA
Date: 2021-04-27
young tree in bloom

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