World Plants

Cercis canadensis (Eastern Redbud)

Shape	Flat broad-spreading crown.
Landscape	Shade gardens, edges or margins, mass plantings, city and courtyard gardens, borders, cottages, informal gardens or as a specimen.
Propagation	Seed or hardwood cuttings.
Cultivation	Grow in full sun to partial sun in moist, well-draining soil of any type.
Notable Specimens	The A.M. (Mac) Cuddy Garden, Strathroy, Ontario, Canada. The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. Ridgetown College, Ridgetown, Ontario, Canada.
Bark/Stem Description	Finely plated, dark grey bark. Limbs are often prone to splitting in heavy, wet snows.
Leaf Description	Cordate shaped leaves, light green in colour that grow to 6 - 10cm across. Dull green on the underside and often slightly downy at the vein leaf axils.
Flower Description	Flowers are rose-purple with a bell shaped calyx and five petals. Clusters of 4 - 8 pink pea like flowers along branches and trunk prior to leaf emergence in the spring.
Fruit Description	Thin pods, often to 4 - 6 cm long and held in clusters of one to several.
Colour Description	Sporadic, yellow autumn colour.
Texture Description	Medium.