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Varieties
2 varieties
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Awards
- RHS AGM (current)
Flower colour
- Purple
Growth habit
- Spreading / Flat-topped
Height after 10 years
- 1.5m-2.5m / 5ft-8ft
Leaf colour
- Green
Category
- Cercis (Redbud) trees
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Cercis (Redbud) trees
2
Stock availability
All
2
Available to pre-order
1
Not in stock
1
Available form
1-year
2-year
1
Top-worked
Multi-stem
Spindlebush
Available as
12L pot
1
Growing
Gardening skill
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Beginner
2
Average
Experienced
Awards
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RHS AGM (current)
2
RHS AGM (former)
RHS AM
RHS 1st class
RHS Plant of the Year
Attractive features
Attractive flowers
2
Attractive fruit
Attractive tree / plant
Attractive bark
Attractive foliage
2
Autumn foliage colour
2
Variegated foliage
2
Scented flowers
Scented foliage
Seed heads / pods
Winter colour
Spring foliage colour
Summer foliage colour
2
Growth habit
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Columnar / Fastigiate
Upright
Upright-spreading / Vase
Pyramidal
Spreading / Flat-topped
2
Weeping
Multi-stem
Height after 10 years
Up to 1.5m / 5ft
1.5m-2.5m / 5ft-8ft
2
2.5m-3.5m / 8ft-12ft
3m-5m / 10ft-16ft
5m-8m / 16ft-25ft
Sunlight
Prefers full sun
2
Some shade
Tolerates shade
2
Pruning
Do not prune
2
No need to prune
Light prune
Prune after flowering
Prune hard
Growth rate
?
Fast
Average
Slow
2
Site conditions
Sheltered site
Windy site
Free-draining site
2
Occasional flooding
Occasional drought
2
Coastal site
Air pollution
Wildlife
Attractive to birds
RHS Plants for Pollinators
Melliferous
Seeds / fruits useful for animals
Identification
Flower colour
White
Cream
Pink - light
Pink
Pink - dark
Red - dark
Crimson
Magenta
Purple
2
Mauve
Yellow
Flower form
?
Single flower (5-8 petals)
2
Semi-double flower (10-20 petals)
Double flower (25-50 petals)
Chrysanthemum flower (100+ petals)
Flowering month
January
February
March
April
1
May
1
June
July
August
September
November
December
Leaf colour
Green
2
Bronze
1
Dark purple
Grey-green
Bluish-green
Yellow
Yellow-green
Pink-white-green variegated
White-green variegated
Leaf colour - autumn
?
Green
Yellow
2
Yellow / Crimson
Orange / Gold
Orange / Red
Bronze / Purple
Multiple tints
Leaf/Flower sequence
Leaves appear first
Flowers appear first
2
Leaves and Flowers appear together
Fruit colour
Black
Blue - dark
Bronze
Brown
Crimson
Gold
Green
Green / Red
Green / Yellow
Orange
Orange / Red
Pink
Purple
Red
Red - dark
Red / Black
Russet
Yellow
Yellow / Orange
Yellow / Red
White
Fruit size
Very small
Small
Average
Large
Very large
Fruit persistence
?
Normal ripening
Fruit drops when ripe
Ripens over a period
Persistent
Food uses
Jam / Jelly
Bark
White
Grey
Brown - light
Brown - chocolate
Brown / Red
Copper / Purple
Striated - brown
Striated - red
Peeling
Country of origin
Australia
Belgium
Canada
China
Denmark
France
Germany
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Kazakhstan
Korea
Netherlands
New Zealand
Portugal
Russia
South Korea
Spain
Sweden
Turkey
United Kingdom
1
United States
Annual cycle
Deciduous
2
Evergreen
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Varieties list
Avondale
A compact Chinese Redbud, featuring an intense display of purple blossom, followed by large green leaves. Ideal for small spaces.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Growth habit: Spreading / Flat-topped
Leaf colour: Green
Height after 10 years: 1.5m-2.5m / 5ft-8ft
Flower colour: Purple
Cercis chinensis
Bodnant
Bodnant is a particularly attractive form of Cercis siliquastrum, featuring masses of pink purple flowers in late spring.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Growth habit: Spreading / Flat-topped
Leaf colour: Green
Height after 10 years: 1.5m-2.5m / 5ft-8ft
Flower colour: Purple
Cercis siliquastrum
Over 400 varieties of flowering cherries, crab apples, rowans and other ornamental trees.
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