Also known as Cercis orbiculata
West coast native. Heart shaped leaves turn jewel tones in autumn. Pink flowers bloom on bare branches in spring and are great for pollinators including hummingbirds, butterflies and many native bees. Leaf cutter bees like the foliage to line their baby bee nests. The flower buds are edible and taste like green beans. Nitrogen fixer.
Traditional uses of this little tree by indigenous people in California are as a basket material, and is sometimes coppiced or pruned to produce long, flexible branches for weaving.
Fact sheet from NRCS here.
Grows 10-18' tall and as wide. Sun to light shade. Average to well drained soil, very drought tolerant once established.
Size:#1 Pot, #2 Pot, #5 Pot
Also known as Cercis orbiculata
West coast native. Heart shaped leaves turn jewel tones in autumn. Pink flowers bloom on bare branches in spring and are great for pollinators including hummingbirds, butterflies and many native bees. Leaf cutter bees like the foliage to line their baby bee nests. The flower buds are edible and taste like green beans. Nitrogen fixer.
Traditional uses of this little tree by indigenous people in California are as a basket material, and is sometimes coppiced or pruned to produce long, flexible branches for weaving.
Fact sheet from NRCS here.
Grows 10-18' tall and as wide. Sun to light shade. Average to well drained soil, very drought tolerant once established.
Size:#1 Pot, #2 Pot, #5 Pot
