Cercis Canadensis
(Eastern Redbud)
“Eastern Redbud” by Scottb211 is licensed under CC BY 2.0
Usually a small tree, sometimes obtaining a mature height of 40′ but more often between 20′ to 25′. Crown may be flat or round
Leaves: are deciduous, simple, alternate and heart shaped. About 3-5″ in length and usually turning a yellow in fall.
Flowers: are bright pink (rose pink) about 1/2″ in length and clustered. Normally flowers before leave sprout.
Fruit: is a legume about 2 – 4″ in length with small dark seeds. Fruit normally ripens in fall.
Twigs: are slender and zigzag with alternating buds.
Bark: reddish brown when young turning gray and smooth but becoming scaly and separating into narrow ridges as tree matures.
Comments: Does not do well low wet areas, very attractive tree can be used in understory and landscape situations.
“Eastern Redbud Closeup” by Eric Kilby is licensed under CC BY 2.0
“Black carpenter ants on an Eastern Redbud” by Kelly Heimann is licensed under CC BY 2.0
“Eastern Redbud Detail” by PSNH is licensed under CC BY 2.0