Cercis canadensisSIR - sis kan - a - DEN -

sis• Common name: Eastern Red Bud, Judas tree

• Form: a small, deciduous tree, 20 to 30 feet tall, 25 to 35 feet wide, shape is rounded to broad and flat-topped

• Foliage: heart-shaped leaves, 3” to 5” long and wide

• Arrangement: alternate• Composition: simple• Margin: entire• Veins palmate

• FLOWERS: small, red, white, or purplish-pink pea-like flowers, numerous and appear before the foliage, spring, edible

• Fruit: fall, pods• Exposure: sun, part shade, shade• Use: specimen• Plant will be open in the shade, thick in

the sun• Flower all along stem• Stem zigzag• Zones: 4-10

Cercis canadensis

Cercis canadensis

Cercis canadensis