Botanical Name
Cercis canadensis
Mature Sizes
15 – 30 X 15 – 25 ft.
Landscape Uses
Specimen tree, the shrub border, or as a street or lawn tree in residential areas. It is especially attractive in group plantings or in naturalized settings.
Description
Usually one of the first trees to bloom in spring. Pink to reddish purple flowers are grown on old twigs, branches, and trunks. Flowers in March to May before leaf growth. Heart shaped leaves are 3-5″ across.