The Rising Sun Redbud
Cercis canadensis ‘JN2’ PP24451

Plant Details

USDA Hardiness Zones: 5a-9b Find Your Zone

Plant Type: Deciduous Flowering Tree

Height at Maturity: 15-20′

Width at Maturity: 15′

Spacing: 20′ or more for space between trees

Growth Habit / Form: Upright

Growth Rate: Fast

Flower Color: Bright Purple

Flower Size: Small Flowers in Long Clusters

Flowering Period: Late Winter

Flower Type: Single, in Clusters

Fragrant Flowers: No

Foliage Color: Apricot, Bright Golden Yellow, Tangerine, Bright Green

Fragrant Foliage: No

Sun Needs: Full Sun or Mostly Sun, Morning Sun with Dappled or Afternoon Shade, Morning Shade with Evening Sun

Water Needs: Average, Low when established

Soil Type: Clay, Loam, Sand, Silt

Soil Moisture / Drainage: Well Drained Moist

Soil pH: 6.5 – 8.0 (Slightly Acidic to Slightly Alkaline)

Maintenance / Care: Very Low when left in it’s natural form

Attracts: Visual Attention, Songbirds, Hummingbirds

Resistances: Deer – more info, Disease, Heat, Insect, Drought

Description

An unrivaled foliage and flower color factory spring through fall, the Rising Sun is hands down our favorite of all the Redbud varieties we have growing in our gardens. The incredible color show starts in spring when clusters of bright purple, pea-like flowers cover the branches. Just as the flowers begin to fade you’ll notice the emergence of vivid apricot new leaves that quickly turn to an eye-catching bright golden-yellow, then to chartreuse and finally to a medium green. The orange new leaves continue to come throughout the spring and early summer for a multi-color effect that will blow your socks off! The fastest growing redbud. By mid-summer the leaves turn to light and medium green and then finally to a vivid bright yellow in fall.

We’ve had The Rising Sun Redbud growing in our own gardens since 2013 and it has demonstrated excellent heat and sun tolerance, drought tolerance, heavy periods of rainfall, you name it…this tree has thrived through everything our north-central Georgia climate has thrown at it.

Landscape & Garden Uses

Growing 15 to 20 feet tall and wide, the Rising Sun Redbud is ideal for use as a focal point specimen or in groupings in sunny or shady landscape or woodland borders. Also nice to frame the corners of tall homes and to provide beauty and some shade around patios, porches and other outdoor living spaces. A fine addition to yellow or orange theme gardens and sunny or partially shaded woodlands

Suggested Spacing: 20 feet or more for space between trees

Growing Preferences

The Rising Sun Redbud tree is very easy to grow in most any moist but well-drained soil of average fertility and full sun or shade. We haven’t grown this one in a lot of shade so not sure if shade has an effect on the foliage color? The tree in our gardens receives about 6 hours of direct sunlight from late morning to late afternoon and puts on a spectacular color show. Standing water or constantly soggy or wet soils are problematic.

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