California Redbud
Cercis occidentalis
Fabaceae or the Bean (Pea) Family

 

 
  Native to southern Utah, Arizona, Nevada, and California; a shrub to small tree similar to C. canadensis but with smaller leaves that are not pointed at the tip. Worth trying in warm locations. Zones 7-9.  

Range map from Digital Atlas of the Vascular Plants of Utah

 
   
                 
 
 
 
Leaves
Flowers
Crown
Landscape
 
                 
 
 
 
 
 

 

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Updated 8/15/2002