Cercis yunnanensis Check with George among the largest fruit in

among the largest fruit in the whole genus

Hardy in zones 7 to 10

That wetland heritage makes the plant unusually tolerant of moist and even soggy ground

though seedlings pull easily

Hardier than a true lime yet no lover of hard frost

Cercis yunnanensis Check with George among the largest fruit inCercis yunnanensis, the Yunnan redbud, is an upright, vase shaped deciduous tree that opens the spring with an abundance of magenta pink, pea like flowers, borne in the redbud fashion straight along the bare branches and older wood before the leaves appear. The heart shaped leaves that follow are the tree's quieter distinction: glossier and more refined than those of most redbuds, giving a polished, clean textured canopy through summer. Native to