Redbud — Eastern – 'Alba', 'Forest Pansy'
Cercis canadensis
Redbud — Eastern – 'Alba', 'Forest Pansy' (Cercis canadensis) is a tree suited to the Colorado Front Range, rated "Conditionally Recommended" on the 2024 Front Range Tree Recommendation List. It matures to about 20–30 ft tall and 25–30 ft wide, and needs medium water. Eastern redbud is borderline in our alkaline soils and intense sun — choose Western seed strains ('Oklahoma', 'Minnesota Strain', var. texensis) and plant in a protected microclimate.
medium water20–30 ft tall and 25–30 ft wideDeer-resistant
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At a glance
- Rating
- Conditionally Recommended
- Botanical name
- Cercis canadensis
- Variety / cultivar
- Eastern – 'Alba', 'Forest Pansy'
- Type
- Tree
- Mature size
- 20–30 ft tall and 25–30 ft wide
- Water needs
- medium water
- Colorado native
- No
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Soil
- clay, loam, sandy
- Soil pH
- 5.5–7.8
- Hail tolerance
- moderate
- Wind tolerance
- moderate
- Salt tolerance
- moderate
- Bloom color
- pink, purple
- Bloom time
- early spring, mid spring
Site factors to consider
- Critical: Cold Hardiness
- Watch: Exposure
Frequently asked questions
- Is Redbud — Eastern – 'Alba', 'Forest Pansy' good for the Colorado Front Range?
- Yes. Redbud — Eastern – 'Alba', 'Forest Pansy' is included in the Front Range Plant Finder as a tree suited to Colorado's Front Range, rated "Conditionally Recommended" on the 2024 Front Range Tree Recommendation List.
- How big does Redbud — Eastern – 'Alba', 'Forest Pansy' get?
- It matures to about 20–30 ft tall and 25–30 ft wide.
- How much water does Redbud — Eastern – 'Alba', 'Forest Pansy' need?
- It needs medium water once established.
- Is Redbud — Eastern – 'Alba', 'Forest Pansy' native to Colorado?
- No — it is not a Colorado native, but it grows well on the Front Range.
