| Scientific Name: | Cercis siliquastrum |
| Common Name: | Judas tree, Mediterranean redbud |
| Family Name: | Fabaceae |
| Origin: | Central / west Asia, Europe |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 6: (-23 to -18 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Tree - deciduous |
| Mature Size: | 3 - 5m x 4 - 5m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Upright |
| Form: | Round |
| Texture: | Medium |
| Landscape Uses: | Shade tree, Specimen plant, Spring interest |
| Exposure: | Full sun |
| Soil or Media: | Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Compound, Alternate, Soft flexible, Glabrous, Trifoliate (ternate), Orbicular, Entire |
| Flowers: | Raceme, Purple, Magenta, Mar-Apr |
| Fruit: | Legume, Purple, Brown, Aug-Sep, (Persistent) |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Leaves alternate, nearly round, 7-12cm wide, apex rounded, base cordate; 3-5 inch; florets pea-like clusters of 2cm long, appear before leaves on older growth wood, 5 free petals, rose-purple or purplish-pink (magenta), sepals 5, green, and fused; legumes 6-10cm long, showy, purplish-brown persistent. Winter ID: rounded form with persistent seed pods; twigs dark brown, buds ovoid, 2-9mm long. | |