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Cercis canadensisCercis canadensisCercis canadensis

eastern redbud

Photograph(s) by*: USFWS BES, USFWS BES

Characteristics

Height: 20-35'
Spread: 20-35'
Flowers: Apr.-May; pink to lavender
Fruit: Jul.-Dec.; black; pod
Fall color: golden yellow

Conditions *

Light: Partial shade Shade
Moisture: Dry Moist
Soil pH: 4.5-7.5
Soil type: Loamy Sandy

Habitat

rich, moist sites; prefers river bottoms and stream banks

Native to

Region: Coastal Piedmont Mountain *
States: MD DE PA WV VA

Wildlife

Butterfly Songbird Small mammal *

Notes

fixes nitrogen


 Publication by USFWS BayScapes Conservation Landscaping Program
http://www.nps.gov/plants/pubs/chesapeake/plant/1259.htm
Last updated: 1 October 2004