Cercis chinensis
Chinese Redbud
6 to 9  
Central China

Multi-stemmed, erect shrub.
Less than 10 feet tall.
Rosy-purple.
March to April before Cercis canadensis.
Alternate, simple, heart-shaped, 3 to 5” long and wide, deeply cordate, lustrous dark green above, glabrous, leathery, very difficult to separate this species from Cercis canadensis.
 
 
 
3.5 to 5 inch long pods.

 

 

  • 'Avondale' - Profusion of deep rose-purple flowers.
 

 

 
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