Red Bud
The Redbud will grow in full sun or dappled shade. A small deciduous tree 20 foot by 10 foot when mature will bloom during spring in shades of purple, pink, or white, followed by seed pods. The Oklahoma cultivar (Cercis reniformis) performs better than the Texas cultivar (Cercis canadensis). Most nurseries keep in stock a proven variety, Cercis canadensis commercially called Forest Pansy Redbud.
Cercis canadensis, is the eastern redbud, is a deciduous, often multi-trunk understory tree with a rounded crown that typically matures to 20 feet tall with a slightly larger spread. It is particularly noted for its pea-like rose-purple flowers which bloom on bare branches in early spring (March-April) before the foliage
