Redbud
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or Judas tree, name for trees and shrubs of the genus Cercis, handsome plants of the family Leguminosae (pulse family), ...
Redbud
(Cercis canadensis L.)
LEAVES: Alternate, simple, heart-shaped, 3"-5" long, margins entire.
TWIGS: Slender, smooth light brown to gray-brown, with numerous small lenticels.
Redbuds are in the pea family and show most characteristics of that family. The flowers have the typical form of the pea and arise directly from branches.
Redbud
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The redbud can reach 12m (40ft) in the wild though it usually remains a shrub in cultivation. It forms a rather round headed plant.
Eastern Redbud, Judas Tree
Spring brings a profusion of white, pink or red flower clusters that bloom as the leaves unfold or just before. Red-brown, flat seedpods that follow in summer last through winter.
Redbud wood breaks easily. The redbuds should be pruned to eliminate weak V-crotches early, since they tend to break over time. U-shaped crotches are much more resistant.
Oklahoma Redbud SER-sis kan-a-DEN-sis tex-EN-sis
Deciduous tree, 15-25 ft (4.5-7.5 m) tall, similar width, rounded. Leaves simple, alternate, to 7 cm, leathery, glossy green, with undulating margins. Flowers are wine red. Fruit (pods) to 10 cm long.
The Texas Redbud is a multi or single trunk small tree with thicker, smaller, glossier leaves than the Eastern Redbud and the flower is more intensely pink in color.
American Redbud
Cercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy'
Genus: Cercis
Species: canadensis
Cultivar: 'Forest Pansy' ...
This impressive tree, also known as 'Covey', takes the beautiful deep pink spring blossoms and attractive deciduous foliage of our native redbud and displays them on its weeping form.
Cercis canadensis, or Eastern redbud hardy into zone 4, treated in the same manner, does well in most well-drained soils, sun to part shade
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TEXAS REDBUD
Cercis canadensis var. texensis
General Notes
Branches Droop, Branches Susceptible to Breakage. Treehoppers lays eggs under bark of twig. SelecTree lists no cultivars of canadensis var. texensis.
Cercis-Redbuds
Jul 3rd
Posted by Rupert Foxton-Smythe in Trees and Shrubs ...
Eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis)
Height, 8 m; spread, 6 to 9 m. Average garden soil; part to full sun. Zone 4
This small, often multi-stemmed native tree is a delight in spring when tiny, pink flowers cloak its dark, low-sweeping branches.
Cercis - Redbuds
Cercis canadensis - Eastern Redbud
Cercis occidentalis - Western Redbud
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Cladrastis kentukea - Kentucky Yellowwood ...
3 (8), Common Redbud is a very floriferous species with thousands of deep-pink flowers. Native of the E Mediterranean. A very adaptable Cercis species for any rich soil in full sun to partial shade. III-IV.
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Redbud (Cercis canadensis and Cercis occidentalis)
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Bright redbuds against a blue sky is one of a most colorful first-sign-of-spring. Click here to download a large (800x600) version of this image).
Western redbud ( Cercis occidentalis )
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Redbud
Family:
Fabaceae (also known as Leguminosae)
Description:
The early Spring flowering of Redbud is attractive primarily because of the bright lavendar floral color and the fact that the foliage has not emerged.
See eastern redbuds on Santa Teresa Street at the New Guinea Garden, and between the McCullough and Gordon and Betty Moore buildings with western redbud. In Palo Alto, a specimen at 1031 Hamilton Avenue is actually around the corner on Chaucer Street.
Cercis occidentalis, the western redbud (syn. Cercis orbiculata Greene) is a small tree or shrub in the legume family. It is found across the American Southwest, from California to Utah.
Cercis canadensis (Eastern Redbud, Judas Tree, Love Tree, Family: Caesalpinioideae / Caesalpiniaceae)
Cercis chinensis, Cercis pauciflora (Chinese Redbud Tree, Family: Caesalpinioideae / Caesalpiniaceae) ...
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A few examples include serviceberry (Amelanchier arborea), redbud (Cercis canadensis), flowering dogwood (Cornus florida), river birch (Betula nigra), fringe tree (Chionanthus virginicus), American holly (Ilex opaca), ...
opposite, rounded leaves like redbud
small pods with winged seeds
sweet smell as leaves color in fall
small reddish opposite buds, appressed
brown shaggy pealing bark ...
Disanthus cercidifolius
REDBUD HAZEL
Enkianthus campanulatus 'Red Bells'
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We don't hack on dogwoods, redbuds, or Japanese maples. So why do we pick out the prettiest one of all to maim? Surely it's not a "school girl" jealousy thing. How sick can we be to pick out the prettiest belle at the ball and scratch her face?
Blueberries (Vaccinium) 4. Hawthorns (Crataegus) 5. Fruit Trees 6. New Jersey Tea (Ceanothus) 7. Privet (Ligustrum) 8. Lilac (Syringa) 9. Redbud (Cercis) 10. Spicebush (Lindera) 11. Spirea (Spirea) 12. Sumac (Rhus) ...
When I tuck seeds and cuttings here and there, I'll not forget them if I have written in my little book: "Caryopteris cuttings under the redbud tree" or "Anthemis seed planted west of the white althea.' ...
such as zones 7 and 8, forcing branches is not as popular because winters are short and many trees and shrubs naturally bloom early. However, to get a few weeks' jump on the season, in late January and early February you can cut branches of redbud ...
Malus zumi 'Calocarpa': red crabapple, redbud crabapple - This variety gets its name from its bright red buds which go on to produce red flowers. It grows to 25 feet, has red fruit, and is hardy in zones 4-7.
 See also: Cercis, Green, Pink, May, Cercis canadensis
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