{"product_id":"cercis-canadensis","title":"Cercis canadensis","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEastern Redbud\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003e(Cercis canadensis)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLegume Family\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEastern Redbud is a small, deciduous understory tree native throughout much of the southeast. A harbinger of spring, its bare branches burst with joyful, vividly pink flowers before its lime-green, heart-shaped leaves appear. The flowers are edible and are followed by distinctive, flattened seed pods that mature from green to brown and often persist on the branches into winter. The seeds are a food source for birds and small mammals. \u003cspan style=\"background-color: transparent;\"\u003eEastern Redbud is fast-growing and adaptable to a range of light conditions, from full sun to part shade, although plants typically produce the heaviest bloom in sunnier locations. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: transparent;\"\u003eEastern Redbud makes an excellent tree for smaller landscapes or woodland planting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBlooms:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e Pink, 4-6 weeks, March-May\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeaves: \u003c\/b\u003eBright green, 3-5\" heart-shaped\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e with smooth margins, yellow fall color\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eHeight:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e 20-30’\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpace:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e 25-35’\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eSoil:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e Average-Moist\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eExposure:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e  Full sun-Part sun-Part shade\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eFauna:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e Pollinators, host for several species of Lepidoptera, leaves for leafcutter bees, seeds for animals\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeeds: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e2-4\" oblong seedpods hang from branches and turn brown when ripe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDeer Resistance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Low\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZone\u003c\/strong\u003e: 4-9\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eNative Status: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eNC Native, rare in the Coastal Plain, common in the Piedmont and Mountains\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance: \u003c\/strong\u003eNC, seed grown\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublic Domain Photos: 1 by Jack Andrew, 2 by Najah Bowlby, 3 by Paul Veal Noah\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Eastern Redbud","offers":[{"title":"3x8\" tree pot","offer_id":47796147519666,"sku":null,"price":16.13,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Gallon","offer_id":47796147552434,"sku":null,"price":21.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0594\/8968\/1586\/files\/ccanadensiscc0JackAndrew.jpg?v=1785781331","url":"https:\/\/flowerofcarolina.com\/products\/cercis-canadensis","provider":"Flower of Carolina","version":"1.0","type":"link"}