Cercis canadensis 'Hearts Of Gold'

Written By Elizabeth Broadbent
 

Common Names: eastern redbud 'Hearts of Gold'

Family: Fabaceae

Features:

  • deciduous, often multi-stemmed, tree with a rounded-crown.

  • The heart-shaped leaves emerge orange-red in spring, turning a bright gold-yellow in full sun and maturing to a yellow-green colour.

  • Clusters of small, pea-like, rose-purple flowers are borne on bare branches in the spring before the foliage emerges.

Sunlight: Full Sun / Partial Shade

Ultimate Height: 4 - 8 meters

Ultimate Spread: 4 - 8 meter

Flowering: Spring

 

Care:

Simply remove dead and damaged branches in winter. If you are looking for a good foliage from the plant, once established can benefit from a hard prune in early spring applying a good fertiliser after.

Elizabeth Broadbent
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