Overview

Cercis canadensis 'Red Force' is a tree in the genus Cercis, part of the Fabaceae family, with deciduous foliage. It typically grows around 12 m tall. Cercis canadensis 'Red Force' grows best in full sun, and tolerates sandy and loamy soils. Its UK hardiness is rated H7. It is native to Eastern North America.

About

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, but able to thrive as far west as California and as far north as southern Ontario. It is the state tree of Oklahoma and the official city tree of Huntington Beach.

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About the genus

Cercis is a genus of flowering plants in the subfamily Cercidoideae of the pea family Fabaceae. It contains small deciduous trees or large shrubs commonly known as redbuds in the USA. They are characterised by simple, rounded to heart-shaped leaves and pinkish-red flowers borne in the early spring on bare leafless shoots, on both branches and trunk ("cauliflory").

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Growing conditions

Best soil and position for Cercis

Sunlight

Full sun

Soil type

Sandy, Loamy

Soil moisture

Moist but well-drained

UK hardiness

H7

Plant details

Cercis canadensis 'Red Force' size, habit and characteristics

Plant type

Tree

Foliage

Deciduous

Height

12 m

Native to

Eastern North America

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