Redbud List 2020
Overview
*native to Texas
Don Egolf
Eastern*
Forest Pansy*
Merlot
Mexican
Oklahoma*
Rising Sun
Ruby Falls
Texas Redbud*
Texas Whitebud*
Vanilla Twist
Weeping Traveller
Don Egolf
Height & Spread: 9–10’H x 9–10’S in 15 yrs
Growth Habit: Dwarf, compact; upright to rounded
A Chinese redbud variety; pinkish-mauve flowers; improved disease resistance & exceptional flower display; sterile, no seed pods
Eastern
Height & Spread: 20–30’H x 25–35’S
Growth Habit: Irregular when young; rounded, vase with age
Texas native; rosy-pink spring flowers; grows 12–24” per year; botanical name Cercis canadensis
Forest Pansy
Height & Spread: 20’H x 25’S
Growth Habit: Irregular when young; open, spreading with age
An Eastern redbud variety; Texas native; purple-pink spring flowers; grows 12–24” per year; maroon new spring leaves transition to mostly green by late summer
Merlot
Height & Spread: 12–15’H x 12–15’S
Growth Habit: Dense, semi-upright
A ‘Forest Pansy’ & ‘Texas Whitebud’ cross; burgundy spring foliage transitions to mostly green by late summer; bright pink spring flowers; Texas Redbud genes provide excellent drought tolerance & thicker, glossier leaves that resist summer heat stress.
Mexican
Height & Spread: 12–20’H x 12–20’S
Growth Habit: Open, rounded
Small, very glossy, blue-green, wavy-edged leaves & a smaller, shrubbier stature than Eastern or Texas redbuds; bright rose-violet spring flowers; exceptionally showy gold autumn foliage
Oklahoma
Height & Spread: 15’H x 15’S
Growth Habit: More compact than Texas redbud
A variety of Texas redbud; vibrant purple-red flowers (darker than those of Texas redbud); soft pink new growth matures to green; leaves are glossier & richer green than those of Texas redbud; highly drought-tolerant
Rising Sun
Height & Spread: 10–12’ H x 10–15’ S
Growth Habit: Small, rounded to spreading
Ruby Falls
Height & Spread: 6–8’H x 5–6’S
Growth Habit: Weeping, compact
Texas Redbud
Height & Spread: 15–20’H x 15’S
Growth Habit: Typically multi-trunk vase shape
The Texas redbud differs from the Eastern redbud in that the leaves are rounder, thicker, and very glossy. This variety is more drought and heat tolerant than its Eastern cousin.
Texas Whitebud
Height & Spread: 20’H x 20’S
Growth Habit: Upright, rounded
Texas native; smaller, glossier leaves with slightly wavy edges, a generally smaller form, & more of a tendency to have red (vs brown) seed pods than Eastern redbud; white spring flowers
Vanilla Twist
Height & Spread: 12’H x 8’S
Growth Habit: Weeping
A small tree with very showy white flowers held tightly on bare branches in early spring; chartreuse foliage emerges, maturing to light green; a great weeping ornamental tree for specimen use in the landscape
Weeping Traveller
Height & Spread: 10’H x 6’S
Growth Habit: Weeping
An Eastern & Texas redbud cross. Graceful arching branches that produce a cascading effect. Perfect for smaller gardens or as an accent plant.