Photo credit
Nikolai Bulykin, CC BY-SA 4.0, Original photo
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Care
- Water during dry spells; drought stresses this tree.
- Avoid wet soil.
- Plant in its lasting position while young.
Eastern Redbud
Cercis canadensis
Its plant group hosts 29 kinds of caterpillars
- Flower color
- Pink, purple or red
- Bloom
- March to May
- Leaves
- Deciduous
- Height
- 20–30 feet
- Spread
- 25–35 feet
- Light
- Part shade to full sun
- Soil moisture
- Somewhat dry to moist
Typical bloom time. A plant at the store may not be in flower.
- Containers
- Not listed by our container sources
Native to Mississippi (estimated from a national checklist)