Lavender Twist Weeping Redbud (PP10328)

$49.95

The pods are 2-3” and are brown. They flower in early spring and bloom for 2 to 3 weeks. The seed pods develop in October and usually stay on throughout the winter and adding winter interest. The umbrella shaped tree accentuates the weeping, twisted branches tipping towards the ground. The shape of the fruit looks like a pea pod. The Lavender Twist Weeping Redbud, 'Cercis canadensis "Covey", also known as Twisted Lavender Redbud, is a new variety of Redbud that is sure to attract the eye. Leaves are heart shaped, when emerging in the spring are reddish-purple changing to a dark lustrous green in the summer and then to a yellow fall color. The reddish-purple bud opens to a rosy lavender-pink flower in early spring. This tree is a great specimen plant and perfect for a small protected area in the landscape. ... find out more

Native American Plum Wildlife are attracted to the sweet fruits. Although the plums can be eaten raw, the quality is somewhat poor. The fruits are perhaps better used for preserves and jellies. Flowers are followed by edible, round, red plums with bright yellow pulp which ripen in early summer. Branches and twigs are an attractive dark reddish-brown. Native American Plum trees are small, deciduous, single trunk trees or a multi-stemmed shrub which occurs in rocky or sandy soils in woodlands, pastures, abandoned farms, streams and hedgerows. The 2 to 5 inch white flowers appear in early spring before the foliage appears.