Garden Forwardtree
Eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
Growing guidance
Horticultural figures below are practitioner estimates for planning, pending expert review. The botanical record further down is sourced and verifiable.
Current-climate suitability
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Sun
Partial shade
Soil moisture
average
Heat tolerance
Up to about 40°C
Cold tolerance
Down to about -28°C
Waterlogging tolerance
2/5
Drought tolerance
4/5
Mature size
4–8 m tall, 6 m spread
Seasonal interest
Early spring · Magenta pink
Maintenance
low
Wildlife supported
General wildlife value 4/5 (verified species relationships are shown only where structured data exists)
Known risks or warnings
Short-lived on heavy wet soils.
Toxicity: none
Verified botanical record
- Accepted scientific name
- Cercis canadensis L.
- Family
- Fabaceae (Fabales)
- Rank and status
- species · accepted
- GBIF record
- Taxon 5353583
Recorded as introduced in: Romania, Transcaucasus, Ukraine
Ranges are exactly as recorded in the GBIF source checklists and may be incomplete for widely cultivated species.
Cercis canadensis, the eastern redbud, is a large deciduous shrub or small tree, native to eastern North America from southern Michigan south to central Mexico, west to New Mexico, but able to thrive as far west as California and as far north as southern Ontario. It is the state tree of Oklahoma and the official city tree of Huntington Beach. The prevalence of the so-called "Columbus strain" has seen the residents of Columbus, Wisconsin, embrace the plant in their city's identity. Known as the "Redbud City," the town hosts "Redbud Day" annually the Saturday before Mother's Day, organizing a variety of themed events to recognize the tree.
Description from Wikipedia — Cercis canadensis (CC BY-SA), shortened and unedited in substance.
Native status and geographic context
- United Kingdom: climate-suitable
- United States: native
- Australia: climate-suitable
Native status is never inferred from climate similarity. Plants restricted or invasive in a jurisdiction are excluded from recommendations there.
Demonstration data. Climate, plant and retailer records shown here are realistic samples awaiting horticultural validation and live data connections.