Cercis canadensis 'Hearts of Gold'
Object Details
- Description
- This eastern redbud cultivar has leaves which emerge red-orange in the spring, and mature to bright yellow. The leaves will then fade to chartreuse in the summer. This cultivar is also unique in that it can grow flowers on only year old growth and seldom produces seed pods.
- Hardiness
- -20 - 30 F
- Attracts
- Birds
- Bloom Time
- March to April
- Provenance
- Uncertain
- Range
- Cultivated
- Topic
- Trees
- Living Collections
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- Smithsonian Gardens Tree Collection
- On Display
- Ripley Gardens
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Accession Number
- 2011-0416A
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Common Name
- Hearts of Gold Eastern Redbud
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Rosanae
- Order
- Fabales
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Cercis
- Species
- canadensis
- Life Form
- Deciduous tree
- Average Height
- 20-25'
- Bark Characteristics
- Brown
- Bloom Characteristics
- Can produce flower buds on one year old growth. Pea-like flowers.
- Foliage Characteristics
- Simple, alternate, broad-ovate, cordate leaves emerge orange-red in the spring and then turn a bright yellow. Leaves mature to a pale yellow-green in the summer. 3-5" long.
- Fruit Characteristics
- Rarely produces.
- Metadata Usage
- Not determined
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2011-0416A
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