Very pink in the spring, nice heart shaped leaves. Redbud is an outstanding understory or woodland edge tree for our mesic soil areas. The bright pink edible flowers illuminate the plant and mark the beginning of spring. This plant grows very quickly when young and slows only slightly as it ages. Redbud's value as a specimen plant is rather low because of occasional dead branches, and in poor soils it falls victim to verticillium wilt. I encourage planting redbud in shrub borders or as highlight plants in large beds.

Environment:  Xeric  Dry/Mesic  Mesic  Wet/Mesic  Hydric

Exposure:  Shade  Part Shade  Morning Sun  Full Sun

Bloom Period:  Spring  Summer  Fall