Eastern Redbud
Cercis canadensis
Pea-family flowers cover bare branches in early spring. The flowers themselves are edible raw or pickled, with a pleasant tart, vitamin C-rich flavor — a classic spring salad garnish.
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 20–30 ft
- Spacing
- 25–35 ft apart
- Light
- part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- March, April, May
- Bloom colors
- pink
- Wildlife value
- songbirds
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~19 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen, hedge or screen
- Native states
- AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV