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Cercis canadensis, the eastern redbud, is a large deciduous shrub or small tree, native to eastern North America from southern Michigan south to central Mexico, west to New Mexico. Species thrive as far west as California and as far north as southern Ontario. [ 3 ]
A smaller Eastern American woodland understory tree, the eastern redbud, Cercis canadensis, is common from southernmost Canada to Piedmont, Alabama, and East Texas. It differs from C. siliquastrum in its pointed leaves and slightly smaller size (rarely over 12 m tall).
The tree also has alternative names such as love tree or redbud, with its Latin name, Cercis, derived from the Greek word for a weaver's shuttle, describing the appearance of its seed pods. The story about Judas and the blushing redbud appears to be a result of linguistic evolution and cultural folklore. [14]
Redbud trees are the best way to say that spring has arrived! Here's everything you need to know to plant, grow, and care of these beautiful ornamental trees.
Cercis or Redbud tree Cercis canadensis, Eastern redbud; Cercis occidentalis, Western redbud; Other uses. Redbud Woods controversy, dispute at Cornell University, USA;
Cercis occidentalis, the western redbud or California redbud (syn. Cercis orbiculata — Greene), is a small tree or shrub in the legume family, Fabaceae. It is found primarily in Northern California , with other populations in parts of Utah and Arizona.
Other common trees in this ecoregion include eastern redbud, river birch, red maple, southern sugar maple, and American elm. [3] American wisteria, a vine, may cover groves of trees. Two varieties of wetlands are common in the Piney Woods: bayous are generally found near rivers and sloughs are generally found near creeks.
It has two main groups of populations in the United States; the first is found along the Atlantic Coast and uses various hollies as host plants; and the second is found mainly in the north and the Appalachians where they use redbud (Cercis canadensis) as a host plant.