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Plant Details

Cercis occidentalis

Western Redbud
Zone: 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
Exposure: Sun
Height: Minimum 10 feet , Maximum 20 feet
Width: Maximum 12 inches
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A sight not soon forgotten is this drought-tolerant large shrub in spring when it's covered with showy magenta flowers; these are followed in fall with red fall color ; large pods; used by SW tribes for basketry, incense, ; food. SUN/Med-Dry/GdDrain
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Submitted by Ref: Plantlust.com on 11/8/2012 4:23 PM

Lovely small tree or large shrub, 10-15' tall x 12' wide, from the southwestern USA. Leathery rounded leaves, green with paler undersides. Clusters of rose-pink flowers in spring. Little summer water once established. Cold hardy in USDA zone 5-9.

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Submitted by Ref: Plantlust.com on 11/8/2012 4:23 PM

Western Redbud is perhaps more ornamental than its eastern cousin, but it is harder to grow since it requires dry roots in summer. The leaves are bluish in the summer and the tree stays short, 12'. zone 6

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Submitted by Ref: Plantlust.com on 11/8/2012 4:23 PM

Drought loving rounded deciduous large shrub or small tree to 15' tall. Profuse rose-purple flowers in mid spring. West coast native and heat tolerant.

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Name City/State Email Phone Prod Type Availability
Plant Oregon Talent, OR Email now 541-535-3531 Container: X Other: X
Sevenoaks Native Nursery LLC Albany, OR Email now 541-757-6520 Bare Root: 2 Container: 2 Liner: 2 Seedling: 2
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