Cercis
Redbud, Judas tree
- Height × spread
- 2m – 12m × 2m – 12m
- Position
- Full sun
Availability
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About this plant
Stunning ornamental tree or large shrub with beautiful flowers and richly coloured foliage. In spring, small red-pink blooms appear before the leaves, smothering the naked tree in early colour and attracting pollinators. There's a wide range of foliage colour and sizes, the round or heart-shaped leaves can be green, golden yellow, purple or red, and they grow to a height/spread between 2m and 12m.
- Flower colour
- Pink, Purple, Red, White
- Foliage colour
- Green, Purple
- Fruit colour
- Beige, Green, Purple, Red
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Bell, Dome, Fan, Round
- Height
- 2m – 12m
- Spread
- 2m – 12m
- Season of interest
- Spring, Summer, Autumn
- Evergreen
- Deciduous
- Garden style
- Small scale garden, Seaside garden, Mediterranean garden, Gravel garden, Exotic garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun, likes part shade, likes light shade
- Soil type
- Loam (normal)
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Moisture retentive soil, Well drained soil, Drought resistant
- Winter hardiness
- Varies, most are hardy
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Use for
- Structural, Architectural, Bee attraction
- Maintenance
- Some varieties are easycare (low/no maintenance)
- Hazards
- No
Spring
Spring - late · Outdoors
Feed young plants with slow release fertiliser
Spread a slow release fertiliser around the base of the plant to the edge of the foliage spread, so that it can feed the roots. It is helpful for this to be applied for several years.
This is a simple way to provide a nutrient boost until the plant becomes well established.
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water to keep the soil moist
For best results, this plant needs soil that is always moist. Water deeply and regularly as soon as soil appears dry. Even for established plants in the ground, a dry week can cause problems with some soils. Check plants in pots more often, especially in hot weather. Or install an automatic irrigation system which will do the hard work for you, even when you are away on holiday.
Without regular watering some plants never fully regain their beauty.
Planting & general
Planting
Protect & support young trees
Attach a newly planted tree or tall shrub over 1m to a tree stake to give support and prevent windrock. Use a tree guard to stop tree bark being eaten by animals, especially in areas with deer - removing bark injures a tree and in worst case can kill it.
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