Woody > Cercis > Cercis canadensis > Cercis canadensis
Cercis canadensis
Eastern Redbud
Origin: North America.
| Family |
| Fabaceae |
| Genus |
| Cercis |
| Species |
| canadensis |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous) |
| Pronunciation |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 4a |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 4a |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -20 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -20 |
| Height |
| 4 m |
| Spread |
| 4 m |
Photographs
Cultivars
click to expand
Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Shade gardens, edges or margins, mass plantings, city and courtyard gardens, borders, cottages, informal gardens or as a specimen. |
| Cultivation |
| Grow in full sun to partial sun in moist, well-draining soil of any type. |
| Shape |
| Flat broad-spreading crown. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| 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. |
| Notable Specimens |
| The A.M. (Mac) Cuddy Garden, Strathroy, Ontario, Canada. The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. Ridgetown College, Ridgetown, Ontario, Canada. |
| Propagation |
| Seed or hardwood cuttings. |
top