#341 most planted
Cercis chinensis
Chinese redbud · also Zǐjīng, Bagryannik kitaiski, Tzertzis kitaiski
Deciduous
3,392
trees mapped
0.03%
of all named trees
6
cities
3.0 in
median trunk (8 cm, 67 measured)
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The Chinese redbud is a small, multi-stemmed shrub or tree native to China. It produces showy purple, pink, or white flowers directly from its branches in spring. This species requires well-drained soil and develops a deep taproot.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 3,3261.5%—8.6 in
- 310.02%—3.0 in
- 160.01%5.9 yr2.5 in
- 80.01%11 yr3.7 in
- 70.00%—1.3 in
- 40.00%—5.9 in
Traits
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 10–15 ft
- Canopy spread
- 6–15 ft
- Wildlife value
- Moderate
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 3.0 in, mean 3.6 in, 90th percentile 4.9 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Central China Loess Plateau mixed forests
- Northeast China Plain deciduous forests
Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
- South China-Vietnam subtropical evergreen forests
Other Cercis in the catalogue
6 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
