Redbud

One of the first trees to flower in spring, redbud is eye candy in every season. Necklaces of tiny flowers garland the bare branches in spring. The open, rounded tree canopy provides shade in summer. In fall, the heart-shaped leaves turn gold and orange, creating multicolored puddles as they drop. The long, bean-like seedpods persist through the winter. Redbuds thrive in moist soil, especially when young, but will tolerate a variety of soils and drier conditions once established. If you treat your lawn with herbicides, avoid growing a redbud as a lawn tree. Weeping, white-flowered, and purple-leafed redbuds are available for special effects.

Light:

Sun, Part Sun

Zones:

5-9

Plant Type:

Tree

Plant Height:

To 30 feet tall

Plant Width:

To 30 feet wide

Landscape Uses:

Containers, Beds & Borders, Slopes

Special Features:

Flowers, Attractive Foliage, Fall Color, Attracts Birds

Top Varieties

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Redbud

(Cercis canandensis) bears pink flowers before it leafs out in spring. It grows 30 feet tall and wide. Zones 5-9
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Forest Pansy redbud

(Cercis canandensis 'Forest Pansy') offers rich purple foliage in spring that fades to deep green in summer and offers pink flowers in spring. It grows 30 feet tall and wide. Zones 6-9
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