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Cercis siliquastrum |
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| | A bean, a bean! |
| Common name |
Judas tree |
| Family |
fabaceae |
| Life cycle |
tree |
| Flowers |
purple-rose |
| Size |
to 15 ft |
| Light |
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Attractive small tree with spring flowers; the glossy rounded heart-shaped leaves and burgundy-tinged bark is similar to that of eastern redbud. Our seed-grown specimen has lived in our garden for a good number of years now, but has yet to bloom. In spring of 2007 it looked completely dead. I had written it off, and was about to lop it, when in mid-May I noticed some leaves appearing from the bottom third of the tree's wood. So I just cut down the lifeless bits, and was pleased to see the tree grow strong the rest of the year. In spring of 2008, the first flower - looking just like our other redbuds.
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In our garden, this plant grows in the following area: driveway bed About my plant portraits
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August 01, 2008
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