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.
Cercis chinensis 'Don Egolf' HARDY CHINESE REDBUD Dec (z6)
Compact & floriferous; bright rosy-magenta-pink flowers literally COVE...Read MoreR this new SHRUB REDBUD (multi-stemmed to 8-12') in spring but NO SEEDS follow; an exciting selection from the National Arboretum. Sun/M-D/GDr
West Pottsgrove, PA (Zone 6b) | October 2006 | neutral
This cultivar was released by the US National Arboretum in 2000. It is fruitless and seedless, and therefore non-invasive. Also very dise...Read Morease resistant.
A large shrub or small tree. Usually multistemmed, upright, with a vase-like tree form. More floriferous than the species, which is more ...Read More
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
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 More
Mine is only 2' tall and bloomed profusely.
Cercis chinensis 'Don Egolf' HARDY CHINESE REDBUD Dec (z6)
Compact & floriferous; bright rosy-magenta-pink flowers literally COVE...Read More
This cultivar was released by the US National Arboretum in 2000. It is fruitless and seedless, and therefore non-invasive. Also very dise...Read More