Carolina Sweetheart Redbud Tree

Cercis canadensis ‘NCCC1′ PPAF

Plant Details

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 5a-9b Find Your Zone

Plant Type: Deciduous Flowering Tree

Height at Maturity: 15-25′

Width at Maturity: 15-25′

Spacing: 30’+ for space between trees

Growth Habit / Form: Upright, Rounded

Growth Rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Bright Pink

Flower Size: 1/2″

Flowering Period: Late Winter to Early Spring

Flower Type: Single, in Clusters

Fragrant Flowers: No

Foliage Color: Emerges Burgundy and changes to variegation of Pink, White and Green

Fragrant Foliage: No

Sun Needs: Full Sun or Mostly Sun, Morning Sun with Dappled or Afternoon Shade, Morning Shade with Evening Sun

Water Needs: Average, Low when established

Soil Type: Clay, Loam, Sand, Silt

Soil Moisture / Drainage: Well Drained Moist

Soil pH: 6.5 – 8.0 (Slightly Acidic to Slightly Alkaline)

Maintenance / Care: Very Low

Attracts: Visual Attention, Songbirds, Hummingbirds

Resistances: Deer, Disease, Heat, Insect, Drought

Description

A kaleidoscope of color, we’ve never seen a tree like the Carolina Sweetheart Redbud. Following the brilliant pink flowers that nearly cover the branches in spring, new leaves emerge a maroon-purple color. Then, as the season progresses the leaves transition to various shades and variegated patterns of hot pink, white and green – truly remarkable! Eventually, during summer the large heart-shape leaves turn to green with a white margin. Sure to be a conversation piece, Carolina Sweetheart is an eye-catching specimen tree and for use around the home or in sunny to partially shaded landscape or woodland borders.

Landscape & Garden Uses

Growing 15 to 25 feet tall and wide, the Carolina Sweetheart Redbud tree is ideal for use as a focal specimen or in groupings in sunny to partially shaded landscape or woodland borders. Also nice to mark each side of an entryway and to provide beauty and some shade around patios, porches and other outdoor living spaces. Excellent planted among azaleas in woodland borders.

Suggested Spacing: 30 feet or more for space between trees

Growing Preferences

The Carolina Sweetheart Redbud tree is very easy to grow in most any average, moist but well-drained soil and full or part sun. It is very drought tolerant when established. Standing water or constantly soggy or wet soils can be problematic.

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We ordered a Carolina Sweetheart Eastern Redbud Tree from Wilson Bros Garden in early May, they are the best place to order your trees online, we couldn’t believe how large the tree was. The tree is so healthy and beautiful, we love it! It’s doing great! It’s gets morning to midday sun and now that it’s July the past weeks we’ve had temperatures in the upper 90’s with heat index of 100 or more, with this heat the young tree has been wilting a little, but we water it that afternoon and the next morning it’s just as beautiful, I love it so much… next year we have to buy another one from Wilson Bros Garden, they are truly the best place to order from : )————————————–We are so glad you are pleased with your purchase! Thanks for the great review! Beth | WBG 🙂

This company is great to work with. Fast shipping and good prices. Tree arrived much bigger than I expected. It’s beautiful and healthy. I love it.———————–We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy it for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG