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Redbud - Cercis Canadensis L. |
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| PLANT HABIT OR USE - small tree EXPOSURE - sun partial sun FLOWER COLOR - pink to magenta BLOOMING PERIOD - spring FRUIT CHARACTERISTICS - small flattened pod & seeds HEIGHT - 15 to 20 ft. WIDTH - 15 to 20 ft. PLANT CHARACTER - deciduous HEAT TOLERANCE - very high WATER REQUIREMENTS - medium SOIL REQUIREMENTS - adaptable HARDINESS ZONE - 6 NOTES - Texas redbud grows on thin, calcareous well-drained soils west of eastern redbud's native habitat. It is smaller and more drought tolerant than its eastern relative, with thick, leathery, much smaller leaves that have wavy margins. The waxy upper surface of the leaves helps retard transpiration. It is most commonly multi-trunked. Yellow fall color. |
