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Cercis Siliquastrum - Judas Tree. The Cercis Siliquastrum,
or Judas Tree is a slow growing, small tree, or large bush that
typically only reaches 8-12 metres, which likes a sunny spot and is
drought tolerant. It is as broad as it is high, is often multi stemmed
rather than having a single trunk and produces deep pink, or red flowers
that appear from the branches and even directly from the trunk, in late
Spring. Being a member of the pea family it produces pea like, purple
pods after flowering and the pods contain seeds that will produce a new
flowering tree after only about 6 years. The attractive heart shaped
leaves develop after the flowers and give added attraction by turning
yellow in autumn. Trees should be pruned in their dormant winter period,
or else immediately after flowering. However, pruning may reduce the
number of flowers as Cercis flower on the older wood rather than new
shoots. Coming originally from southern Europe and Asia it is now
widespread around the world. One variety that is particularly well know
in the US is “Cercis Siliquastrum Canadensis,” or the “American Judas
Tree.” This is slightly smaller and often called the “Redbud,”
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