1. BOTANICAL NAME
CERCIS CANADENSIS

2. PRONUNCIATION
SIR - sis kan - a - DEN - sis

3. COMMON NAME
Eastern Redbud
Judas tree

5. FAMILY
FABACEAE

6. Life Cycle
Deciduous perennial

7. CLASSIFICATION
Small Tree

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

9. ARRANGEMENT
Alternate

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

11. MARGIN
Entire

12. VEINS
Palmate

13. COMPOSITION
Simple

15. FLOWER
Spring
Red or white
Edible

17. FRUIT
Fall
Legume- related to peas
Capsule

20. EXPOSURE
Sun
Part shade
Shade

21. GROWTH
Slow

22. USE
Specimen

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

26. DESCRIPTION
Purple leaved cultivar available
Variegated available

28. CULTURAL PRACTICES
Propagate by rootings or graftings

29. ZONES
4 to 10

30. NATIVE OF:
New Jersey to Florida