Thinning involves removing whole branches back to the trunk. Rosy-pink, pea shaped blooms appear in clusters all over the branches well before the leaves appear and can cover the whole tree including the trunk. Cercis siliquastrum is a deciduous Tree growing to 12 m (39ft) by 10 m (32ft) at a medium rate. Up to one third of the roots can be pruned. Careful crown reduction and skilful pruning was order of the day for this beautiful old Judas Tree, Cercis siliquastrum, in a garden in Marlow. Judas Tree - 3L Pot 'Cercis siliquastrum' The Judas tree is a bushy, deciduous tree that has a particularly excellent spring colour. A popular tree in parks and ornamental gardens. This is bound to be a journey inwards. Join the RHS today and support our charitable work, Keep track of your plants with reminders & care tips – all to help you grow successfully, For the latest on RHS Shows in 2020 and 2021, read more, RHS members get free access to RHS Gardens, Free entry to RHS members at selected times », Reduced prices on RHS Garden courses and workshops, Our Garden Centres and online shops are packed with unique and thoughtful gifts and decorations to make your Christmas sparkle, General enquiries Required fields are marked *. They are: This plant will provide nectar and pollen for bees and the many other types of pollinating insects. Check, particularly after windy weather, that stakes are still solidly in the ground keeping the base of the trunk firm. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. I found a volunteer only 3 ft from the house wall. The seeds of C. siliquastrum have a coat-imposed dormancy due, in part, to So, Judas is a compelling person to take with us on this theological and spiritual journey into Holy Week. Pretty on the tree and good in salads, they are larger than those found on most other Cercis species. Judas Tree by Vassilis Online CC BY-SA 2.0 ‘Cercis siliquastrum, commonly known as Judas Tree, is a small deciduous tree from Southern Europe and Western Asia which is noted for its prolific display of deep-pink flowers in spring.’ After Judas died the white flowers are said to have turned red with his blood and shame. Its range has now extended far beyond this thanks to cultivation over the centuries; it is believed to have arrived in the UK in the 17th Description. Building on sites where trees are present can be tricky. At the heart of the Judas tree is an ornamental flowering tree with rich, pink to red, pea shaped flowers in May followed by long pods. Fruit a conspicuous flattened purplish pod to 12cm in length, Plant range If you select any attributes with or without a plant name, you will see a much narrower selection of results taken only from the old RHS Plant Selector database. Your email address will not be published. Hermon to the hot Negev desert and the shores of the Dead Sea. It is hardy to zone (UK) 6 and is not frost tender. C. siliquastrum is a bushy, deciduous small tree. small Eurasian leguminous tree, ... any tropical evergreen tree or shrub of the genus Rhizophora, having stiltlike intertwining aerial roots and growing below the highest tide levels in estuaries and along coasts, forming dense thickets: family Rhizophoraceae. Range of Cercis varieties (AKA Judas Trees) in young & mature sizes. Advertisement When choosing your tree, search for varieties described as ‘dwarfing’ – a ‘vigorous’ tree will grow too quickly to be happy in a pot, while an ‘extremely dwarfing’ tree will be too weak to cope with growing in a … Seeds of Judas tree show germination obstacle which is very frequent in species from Cesalpiniaceae family mainly caused by physical dormancy, but the seed of Judas tree possess double dormancy: hard test and physiological dormancy (Stilinović et al., 1983, 1985). Cercis siliquastrum (Judas tree) The golden rule is to identify the conditions of your location first and then find a tree to suit. 3 Feet seems a a safe distance as they do not take up copious amounts of water. 20-50 years, Cultivation It is included in an evolving list of plants carefully researched and chosen by RHS experts. The tree has a rich inflorescence before the leaf appears. 222879/SC038262, If you enter just a plant name, you will see results from the old RHS Plant Finder and Selector databases.