Cercis, Chinese Redbud 'Don Egolf'

A large shrub or small tree. Usually multistemmed, upright, with a vase-like tree form. More floriferous than the species, which is more ...Read Morefloriferous than Cercis canadensis. Does not produce seeds.

10' high at ten years, its mature height is surely more.

Cercis chinensis forms a taproot quickly and then becomes hard to transplant.

It is growing in a pot for its second year in deep south texas, 2 miles from Mexico, here in the heat of summer it loses all its leaves...Read More, but they regrow within a couple of weeks. Last year it started flowering in October and flowered on and off till April, with and without leaves. It is a slow but steady grower. It uses much less water than the extremely invasive native plants that are recomended for this area.

This will grow in southern Michigan with a lot of protection but is very tender here (zone 5b). I grow this in a container and bring it i...Read Morenside my sunroom for winter. Flowers are a beautiful deep pink. Cuttings root easily in summer.

Mine is only 2' tall and bloomed profusely.