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<\/a>Weeping Redbud (Cercis)<\/p><\/div>\n
There\u00a0 are so many fine redbuds (Cercis spp<\/em>.) which are hardy in the Southern Appalachian region (USDA zones 6 and 7) and elsewhere.\u00a0 Through research and breeding efforts at the JC Raulston Arboretum in Raleigh, NC, Southeast U.S. gardeners can grow\u00a0several more cultivars of our native Eastern redbud (C. canadensis <\/em>and subspecies texensis<\/em>) and chinese\u00a0redbud (C. chinensis<\/em>). There are two popular and one new weeping form.<\/span><\/p>\n Traveller Weeping Redbud<\/span> (C. canadensis <\/em>ssp. texensis<\/em> ‘Traveller’) produces deep rose pink flowers\u00a0in early spring.\u00a0Leaves are dark green with high gloss over its upper surface. Traveller has graceful arching branches. The tree’s overall form is mound-like and grows taller and wider over time. Its rootsystem is strong and vigorous.<\/p>\n Lavender Twist redbud (C. canadensis <\/em>Lavender Twist\u2122 or ‘Covey’) is more winter hardy (USDA zones zones 5-9) than Traveller (USDA zones 6-9). It demands staking to straighten\u00a0up\u00a0(for height) the main leader.\u00a0Without staking,\u00a0Lavender Twist’s\u00a0strong weeping\u00a0nature will\u00a0turn it into\u00a0a low trailing shrub. Staking also helps to better\u00a0anchor the tree’s less vigorous root system.<\/p>\n Lastly, there is the new Ruby Falls\u2122, described as a\u00a04-6 feet tall and 6-8 feet wide\u00a0weeping Lavender Twist with purple ‘Forest Pansy’\u00a0redbud foliage. Ruby Falls is a\u00a02010 introduction from NC State University and is available in very\u00a0low numbers\u00a0worldwide.\u00a0\u00a0It is rated as winter hardy in USDA zone 6<\/p>\n All three weeping redbuds\u00a0fit\u00a0in a small garden, and all should\u00a0be\u00a0utilized as a small\u00a0accent tree in\u00a0ready view from\u00a0the garden patio deck and\u00a0from inside the home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There\u00a0 are so many fine redbuds (Cercis spp.) which are hardy in the Southern Appalachian region (USDA zones 6 and 7) and elsewhere.\u00a0 Through research and breeding efforts at the JC Raulston Arboretum in Raleigh, NC, Southeast U.S. gardeners can grow\u00a0several more cultivars of our native Eastern redbud (C. canadensis and subspecies texensis) and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[444,774,627,703,630,705,7,1,950,455],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1640"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1640"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1640\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3912,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1640\/revisions\/3912"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1640"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1640"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1640"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}