BOTANICAL NAME CERCIS CANADENSIS

PRONUNCIATION SIR - sis kan - a - DEN - sis

COMMON NAME Eastern Redbud Judas tree

FAMILY FABACEAE

Life Cycle Deciduous perennial

CLASSIFICATION Small Tree

PLANT H- 20’ to 30’ W - 12’ to 25’ Upright or weeping

ARRANGEMENT Alternate

LEAF Chordate L - 3” to 4” W - 3” to 4”

MARGIN Entire

VEINS Palmate

COMPOSITION Simple

FLOWER Spring Red or white Edible

FRUIT Fall Legume- related to peas Capsule

EXPOSURE Sun Part shade Shade

GROWTH Slow

USE Specimen

DESCRIPTION Plant will be open in the shade, thick in the sun. Leaf heart shaped Flower all along the stem Stems zigzag

DESCRIPTION Purple leaved cultivar available Variegated available

CULTURAL PRACTICES Propagate by rootings or graftings

ZONES 4 to 10

NATIVE OF: New Jersey to Florida