{"product_id":"cercis-canadensis-eastern-redbud-native-tennessee-understory-tree-live-plant","title":"Cercis canadensis — Eastern Redbud | Native Tennessee Understory Tree, Live Plant","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eEastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis) is a native Tennessee flowering understory tree grown from wild-type Middle Tennessee stock — one of the most recognizable and celebrated native trees in the Southeast. Its rose-pink to magenta flowers erupt directly along bare branches and even the trunk in early spring, before the heart-shaped leaves emerge, giving the whole tree a striking, almost otherworldly bloom display weeks ahead of most other flowering trees.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThat early timing is exactly what makes it so ecologically valuable: Redbud is one of the first significant nectar sources available to native bees emerging from winter dormancy, including bumblebees, mason bees, and the specialized native bee Habropoda laboriosa. It's also the larval host plant for the Henry's Elfin butterfly. Later in the season, its flat, pea-like seed pods feed Bobwhite, Wild Turkey, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Northern Cardinal, and various finches and sparrows through fall and winter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eA member of the pea family (Fabaceae), Eastern Redbud grows naturally as an understory tree beneath taller canopy species, making it equally at home along woodland edges, as a specimen tree, or anchoring a native pollinator planting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrowing conditions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eLight: Full sun to partial shade (best bloom performance in full sun)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eWater: Medium moisture; moderately drought-tolerant once established\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eSoil: Adaptable — loamy, clay, or sandy soils all work with adequate drainage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eMature size: 20–30 feet tall, 20–35 feet wide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shipped in a 4\" container, young establishing specimen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping:\u003c\/strong\u003e Orders ship out UPS every Monday.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dark Apothecary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44086980051010,"sku":null,"price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/8655\/8274\/files\/Cercis_canadensis_Judaszowiec_kanadyjski_2020-08-05_02.jpg?v=1784090870","url":"https:\/\/darkapothecary.myshopify.com\/products\/cercis-canadensis-eastern-redbud-native-tennessee-understory-tree-live-plant","provider":"Dark Apothecary","version":"1.0","type":"link"}