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Eastern Redbud |
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Canadian Redbud |
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Judas Tree |
| 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 9b |
| Plant Height: | 20-30 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 25-35 feet |
| Leaves: | Good fall color Unusual foliage color Deciduous Other: Heart-shaped leaves open bright reddish-purple and gradually mature to a more muted purple (or purplish green in hot summer climates). Fall color is variable, but often includes attractive shades of reddish-purple and orange. |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Pink Other: Rosy pink |
| Flower Time: | Late winter or early spring Spring |
| Suitable Locations: | Street Tree |
| Uses: | Flowering Tree Cut Flower |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Hummingbirds |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Other info: Pendulous, flat, bean-like, 2-4" long seed pods resembling snow peas appear in late spring after flowering. |
| Pollinators: | Bees |
| Awards and Recognitions: | Other: 2002 Georgia Gold Medal Winner |
| Child plants: | one child plant |
February Plants for Honey BeesFebruary is here! Hopefully the old groundhog didn't see his shadow and spring will be here sooner than later. Longer days and warmer temperatures will have the honey bees buzzing everywhere looking for food to feed their hungry babies.
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| Posted by Mindy03 (Delta KY) on Jan 31, 2012 1:41 PM Honey bees get nectar and pollen from this plant. [ Reply to this comment | |
| Posted by SongofJoy (Clarksville, TN - Zone 6b) on Feb 3, 2012 7:01 AM If rainfall is lacking, follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Watering can be reduced after establishment. [ Reply to this comment | |
| Posted by ILPARW (southeast Pennsylvania - Zone 6b) on Apr 23, 2019 8:44 AM This cultivar has become popular in the last two decades because it has red-purple leaves that are very bright in the spring and early summer. During the heat of the rest of summer it loses most of that colour and the foliage turns green with a tint of reddish. This loss of red foliar colour during the heat of summer is something that happens with just about all such mutations with extra anthocyanin pigments. Those pigments cause red to purple fall colour with the sunny, warm days and cool nights of autumn. The tree shows a more purplish-red leaf colour once again in late summer and early fall. [ Reply to this comment | |
| LlamaLlori | On June 8, 2015 | Miscellaneous Event Purple color beginning to fade already, going green |
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