Scientific Name
Cercis
Common Name
redbud

Characteristics

ID hints
Leaf heart-shaped, margin entire
- Leaf base symmetrical
- Petiole swollen both ends *
Inflorescence clustered on old wood
- Spring before leaves
Flowers pea-shaped
- Purplish-pink

4-H Horticulture Contest, Dr. Alice B. Russell, Dr. Paul R. Fantz, and Larry Bass, Department of Horticultural Science, NC Cooperative Extension Service, NC State University. All Pictures Copyright @1997Alice B. Russell. Computer programming by Miguel A. Buendia, graphics by Brad Capel.

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