Swath of Delightful Spring Blooms
 Chinese Redbud (Cercis chinensis) delights gardeners who enjoy the more familiar Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis). This Asian cousin to our Eastern U.S. native tree is a small-scale version, a multi-stem shrub that rarely exceeds 15 feet in height and spread of about 15 feet. Lavender-purple blooms are borne on bare branches slightly ahead of and in greater quantity than Eastern Redbud. Leaves are lustrous dark green. Hardiness rating is USDA Zone 6. |
 Avondale Chinese Redbud (Cercis chinensis ‘Avondale’) branches are smothered in tight clusters of double dark pink, almost purple blooms. This cultivar was selected for its superior flowers, which are more intensely deep pink as well as more densely clustered along its branches, than is typical of the species. Green leaves of this Asian cousin of Eastern Redbud are glossier green than its North American counterpart, and turn yellow in the fall. Multi-stemmed, Avondale Redbud grows in a rounded form to a height and spread of about 12 feet. |