Does anyone on here have a Cercis canadensis - Eastern Redbud Tree?
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Comments (54)No one knows for sure as the original source is quite young itself, less than 20 years old I believe and maybe closer to half that. Speaking offline with Arktrees, they capable of vigorous growth typical of a happy redbud so ultimate size may be around the species average but it's all a guess right now. They are also now taking selections from Rising Sun offspring and applying for patents. I found the following patent searching for 'JN2' which is the Rising Sun. John Edit: I read the patent and it was a branch sport on a Rising Sun growing in a field of RS liners, not a seedling that led to this new selection. It's trade name is Solar Eclipse and SoonerPlantFarm has it for sale HERE Here is a link that might be useful: Rising Sun branch sport patent This post was edited by j0nd03 on Tue, Aug 27, 13 at 12:31...See MoreCercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy'
Comments (11)We have two that we planted in 2000 along our western property line in a bed that is raised above a seasonal Âdry creek bed. (man-made for the occasional really wet winters.) They get almost full day sun with a 6 ft. fence to the back of them, a 50ft. tall Western Red cedar to the south, a 60ft. Douglas fir to the north and open lawns to the east. Our soil is sandy/loam. In summer, they are watered via underground sprinkler system; each has a Âbubbler head near the trunk. They are approximately 15 ft. tall now and almost as wide. We bought them for their wonderful leaf color, but IÂm not as impressed with their fall color, which is rust red. But I will say that the fall color is certainly a nice contrast to the many gold/yellow colors of surrounding trees. I have seen pictures of the wonderful blossoms on these trees, but all my redbuds (besides the two Forest PansyÂs, I have three green Cersis and a Cersis Chinensis) only have fuchsia buds in spring that open into insignificant flowers. The leaf shape and color and the interesting tree shape (more rounded) more than make up for the lack of appealing flower and fall color. Enjoy! S....See MoreSet me straight: Eastern Redbud vs Forest Pansy Redbud
Comments (25)Well, I assume that they sell them because they are so close to 3 of the Great Lakes, so that they are within 20 miles or less of water on 3 sides and within 5 miles of Lake Erie. That makes a difference since the large areas of water will buffer temperatures considerably most winters. I grew up in Cleveland, and during the really cold winter a couple of years ago, it made it down to -11F while areas farther from the lakes throughout the midwest were getting to -20F to -40F. Officially the part of Cleveland (Lake Erie shore) where I grew up is zone 6, along with many other areas of the US north coast. Similarly, where I work now is within 10 miles of the Atlantic, and although only 40 miles away, it is a full zone warmer than I am. Which is a long way to say that probably a good percent of their customers are in the equivalent of USDA zone 6. I may push zones for perennials that are usually covered by snow, but I've learned that for taller, long-lived woody plants that sooner or later a bad winter will arrive and kill parts or all of the plant. A half dead tree is pretty ugly, and though it may regrow, IME it won't recover its original shape. I love redbuds, so I looked a long time to find a MN strain tree that I figured would have a reasonable chance of living out its full life in reasonable shape in my zone....See MoreDoes anyone on here own an Eastern Red Cedar? I have a quick question.
Comments (26)I shouldn't have said cankers, I thought the word cankers was interchangeable with frost crack and sunscald, and now I know that they're not. My trees had frost crack and/or sunscald, due to being planted on the south/southwest part of our house. The trees i planted were susceptible to it, which I didn't know at the time. The Crimson King didn't survive no doubt because I didn't water it enough. I watered it, but it was like 8ft tall, and i only watered it about 5 gallons a week (puny for my fast draining soil). And probably the same could be said for the red rocket maple. But the golden Raintree died during a bitter cold winter. I read it was to zone 5, but most sites have it at zone 6, so it wasn't right for my zone in the first place. Dh and I decided this morning that we're going to do a 6ft L fence blocking the 3 properties that abuts ours, including the next door neighbor, the neighbor's Christmas tree property, and the empty tract of land belonging to his parents. The entire fence will be about 150ft long. That's an immediate 6ft screen. And no waiting for 10 years for conifers to do the job. He's going to take some time off in May or June and we'll do the fence. Just a simple wood fence. No one around here has a fence. Not a single solitary person. But then they don't have 3 properties abutting their backyard either. We're doing an L fence because we don't want to close off our entire back yard. We like the openness to be outside barbecuing and being able to say hello to neighbors walking down to the lake, or the elderly couple who lives up the road, they must be close to 80yrs now, and they walk hand in hand every spring and summer past our house, and then back. I love them. I would hate being fully blocked off from ever seeing them. I admit every spring I look for them, and always a little scared they won't walk anymore. I have 3 Lilacs on that side, and they are quickly growing and will provide some screen, so the yard won't be fully exposed to the road. We also live out in the middle of nowhere, so the only people who drive past here are the people who live here, and the few people who take our road as a short cut to a nearby town. And now, I'll be able to relax and plant what I want, and for no other reason than pure pleasure. Who knew! lol We still plan on planting Junipers and other shrubs, but now they''ll be here and there, for a focal point, not for a screen....See Moreilovemytrees
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