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Eastern Redbud Tree | Cercis canadensis
Pink blooms illuminate the sky
Grown by John
South Downs National Park
The highlights
- Produces an abundance of flowers in spring
- Delightful, heart-shaped foliage
- Highly attractive to pollinators
- Hardy and easy to grow
Description
- Masses of tiny pink blossoms precede the appearance of this tree's foliage, covering its stems in the springtime and giving it a beautiful, bold appearance
- Broad, cordate leaves with a smooth texture run through several colours during the year; starting out a brownish green, they then become a deeper green in summer, before finally turning an attractive yellow in autumn
- Has more of a vase-like form when young, maturing to a rounded (or flat-topped) crown with age. Over time, the branches will spread irregularly and the trunk(s) may become contorted and twisted
- Eastern Redbud trees are easy to grow and low maintenance; for the best flowers, plant in a sheltered, sunny spot!
- This plant often has multiple stems and can either be grown as a small tree or large shrub
- Our potted trees are supplied in EcoPots. Eco pots use 70% less plastic and are fully recyclable, unlike normal single use pots. They flex and so produce less root spiralling and travel better in the post
- Our trees are usually between 18 and 36 months old at the time of dispatch
- Our trees are professionally pruned before dispatching. This formative pruning can involve cutting the main leader, if the expert tree growers decide this will produce a better shaped tree. This can stop the tree becoming "leggy", and promote stronger, bushier growth
What To Expect
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How To Grow
Good pest and disease resistance
Generally has good resistance, but watch out for scale insects and infections like coral spot. To prevent coral spot and other similar diseases, always make sure to prune in dry weather. When you're pruning, cut branches through the collar (ring of slight swelling found at the base of branches). If die-back occurs after pruning, remove dead material as this helps avoid further infection. Scale insects suck the sap from plants and look like shell-like bumps on the stems and undersides of leaves - check your tree frequently for these from spring onwards. Light infestations are harmless and tolerable, but for larger populations, you can either remove them by hand or encourage predators like ladybirds, parasitoid wasps and birds.
Water regularly
Water well roughly twice per week when your tree is newly planted. After a month or so, reduce this to a good soak once weekly (more may be needed in hotter, drier spells). Once the tree has established after a couple of years, or so, it will display good drought tolerance.
Full sun to partial shade
Plant in a sunny, sheltered position. This tree will tolerate dappled shade but typically flowers best in full sun (at least 6 hours of sunlight per day).
Any fertile, moist, well-drained soil
Prefers fertile, well draining soil. To improve drainage, consider mixing in some horticultural grit or perlite to the surrounding soil when planting.
Feed in spring
Apply a general, slow-release fertiliser (that's been designed for trees/shrubs) in the springtime.
Planting Calendar
- Best time to plant
- Harvest
- Flower
South Downs National Park
Meet John
110 years' expertise free with every tree
John’s family have been growing trees in the South Downs National Park for over a century, and it shows. Dug up and sent straight to your garden at between 18-36 months old, their quality rootstocks, expert pruning and natural pest control mean that these traditionally field-grown trees are the hardiest you can get.
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We deliver to anywhere in Mainland UK for our standard delivery cost. We are able to deliver most plants to Highlands and non UK mainland however this will be at an additional cost. This will be calculated at the checkout. Please note, deliveries to these locations will take longer. Unfortunately, we are not able to deliver to Northern Ireland at present.
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What customers say about us
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Excellent delivery and service
Well, the delivery was spot on, the tree looks healthy enough for a sleeping plant, although at the moment most of the branches are on one side of the trunk which in itself is bent banana-style. quite wonky. One can only hope that it grows into a fruitful plant with some character?
30 January
Nice sized tree in good condition
Time will tell on the quality of the product (bare-root apple trees), but the stems that arrived seemed in great condition and very well packaged so no damage in transit. Looking forward to Spring!
Ange
Appears v healthy
Very happy with purchase
Ms Arlene Bocking
Lovely tree
So happy with my purchase of my Braeburn Hillwell apple tree from Roots Plants. It arrived promptly, well packaged and in a good, healthy condition. I soaked it for an hour before planting and it's doing well. Looking forward to our home grown apples, in time.
Ms Arlene Bocking
It has picked up now and is growing well
It arrived in a heat wave and looked a little bit sorry for itself when planted out but it has picked up now and is growing well.
David Osborne
Good service all round
Arrived on time as the seller said it would and the courier gave me a time slot to track my parcel. It came well packaged and was of good quality for this time of year. It looks a good and healthy tree and will be planted up in a few weeks after the ground has been prepared. I’m pleased with my purchase.
Helen