
How to grow eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
When to plant eastern redbud
Plant this deciduous tree while dormant, in fall or early spring. Extension guidance rates fall (after leaf drop, with time for roots to establish) and early spring (before bud break) as the best windows; avoid planting into summer heat.
Eastern Redbud is timed by season rather than your frost dates, so the planting calendar does not generate ZIP-specific dates for it. Check the cited sources below to fine-tune for your area.
Growing conditions
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Spacing
- 240 to 420 in apart
- Sun
- Full sun
- Soil pH
- 5 to 8.5
Common problems
- leafhoppers
- borers
- japanese beetles
- canker
- verticillium wilt
- leaf spot
Sources
- North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox (NC State Extension): Cercis canadensis (Eastern Redbud)
- Clemson Cooperative Extension, Home & Garden Information Center: Planting Trees Correctly (HGIC 1001)
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