Forest Pansy or Cercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy' has leaves that emerge a shiny, burgundy-red color in spring, gradually transitioning to varying shades of burgundy-purple during summer, with fall color being variable but often including attractive shades of reddish-purple and orange. It has deep pink spring blossoms that will have your yard filled with all the good creatures of butterflies, birds and bees, and none of the bad. Flowers are visited by hummingbirds, butterflies, honey bees, and many species of native bees. The seeds are eaten by finches, juncos, nuthatches, cardinals, and rose-breasted grosbeaks. Care Redbud need full sun to partial shade in moderately fertile well-drained moist soils. Keep the soil evenly moist the first year and water during periods of drought thereafter. Be sure to choose your site carefully as redbuds do not transplant well due to a deep tap root. Best grown in zones 5-9. Growing Habit Redbuds always remain small, maturing at 20-30 feet in both height and width. They generally grow as a small tree with a divided trunk close to the ground. The spreading crown is usually rounded to flat-topped. It can develop as a multi-trunk shrub. Redbuds growing in the sun will be compact and rounded; when grown in shade, their form is loose, open and tall. Toxicity Deer & rabbit resistant. Since the leaves are poisonous, it would be advisable to keep pets away from red maple trees. We do not ship trees this large so in store purchases only please.
