Judas tree
- Product number: 120900
- Origin: Mediterranean Sea Region
- Latin: Cercis siliquastrum
This versatile shrub (or small tree) blooms beautifully with lilac flowers. It blooms early, before the leaves develop. The heart-shaped or kidney-shaped, grey-green leaves are also ornamental, turning beautiful warm colours in autumn before falling off. Butterflies and bees love the flowers, but humans also benefit: the buds are edible (and can be pickled) like capers, and the flowers are edible and have a fresh lemon flavour. The unripe pods can be roasted and the cooked seeds are edible. An ideal plant for permaculture!
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Latin: Cercis siliquastrum
Dutch: Judasboom
English: Redbud
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- Flower colour: Lilac flowers
- Origin: Mediterranean Sea Region
- Average growth height: More than 200 cm
- Annual or perennial: Perennial
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- Winter hardy: Moderately frost hardy
- Ease of cultivation: Advanced
- Latin: Cercis siliquastrum
- Dutch: Judas tree
- Also known as: Not applicable / Not known
- English: Redbud
