Judas Trees
Price range: £85.00 through £135.00
Details:
The Judas tree is a beautiful rounded bushy tree renowned for its heart-shaped bright green leaves and small pea-like bright lilac-pink flowers. A deciduous tree, it needs to be planted in a warm sheltered sunny position and if happy, you will be rewarded with a wonderful abundance of flowers in late April/May, opening before or with the leaves. Followed by hanging clusters of purple/red flattened seed pods with the leaves turning to yellow in autumn.
 Attracts | Bees |
|---|---|
 Blossom Colour | Purple |
 Flowering Period | Apr, May |
 Habit (Shape) | Multi-stemmed |
 Hardiness | Hardy (Cold winter) |
 Height (when grown) | 7-12m |
 Leaf Colour | Green |
 Lighting | Full Sun, Partial Sun |
 Position | Exposed, Sheltered |
 Soil Type | Acidic, Chalky / Alkaline, Clay, Most soils, Well-drained |
Description
The Judas tree – Cercis siliquastrum is a beautiful rounded bushy tree renowned for its heart-shaped bright green leaves and small pea-like bright lilac-pink flowers. A deciduous tree, it needs to be planted in a warm sheltered sunny position and if happy, you will be rewarded with a wonderful abundance of flowers in late April/May, opening before or with the leaves. Followed by hanging clusters of purple/red flattened seed pods with the leaves turning to yellow in autumn.
Judas trees will thrive on most fertile well-drained soils and is reasonably drought tolerant. A wonderful tree, growing to a height of about 8m x 5m in maturity it is important the Cercis siliquastrum has warmth and protection to flourish thus giving great beauty in a garden. Best grown in the south of the UK. An RHS pollinator for Bees
Cultivation: Ornamental, protection to flourish
Soil: Moist, fertile, well-drained soil. Loam sand chalk clay
Position: Sun, partial shade,
Foliage: Heart-shaped deciduous green leaves
Flowering: Bright lilac pink pea flowers in Late April-May
Fruiting: Purplish-red hanging seed pods
Habit: Rounded small-medium tree
Hardiness: Hardy.
Growth: Average
Benefits to Wildlife: Especially bees
Height & Spread in Maturity: 8m x 5m
Of Interest: A native of Southern Europe and Western Asia and thought to have arrived in Britain in the 17th Century.
A member of the Legume family along with peas and beans Cercis siliquastrum is a tree that hosts Bacteria which can absorb atmospheric nitrogen, making it available in the soil. Commonly known as ‘Nitrogen fixer’ AMAZING
