Cercis Collection

For months of interest, these incredible and deciduous Cercis trees will make a wonderful addition to your garden with their eye-catching spring blossom, fascinating heart-shaped leaves and colour changing foliage. In this collection: 'Judas Tree' Cercis siliquastrum - An incredible tree, particularly when in full flower, the Judas Tree is a small deciduous tree with ancient origins from Southern Europe and Western Asia. It has lovely heart-shaped leaves and is noted for its prolific display of clusters of deep-pink flowers in the spring. The flowers are produced on year-old or older growth and even grow on the trunk. The foliage appears shortly after the first flowers emerge. Grows to 12m (40ft) tall in 20 years. Cercis canadensis - A medium-sized deciduous multi-stemmed ornamental tree grown for its wonderful foliage. In spring, clusters of small, pea-like flowers open on the bare stems. These are followed by stunning, heart-shaped leaves, making this tree one of the most spectacular that you can plant for foliage colour, and it gets better and better every year. Grows to 8m (26ft) in 10 years. Both of these fabulous trees are fully deserving its coveted RHS Award of Garden Merit, you can be sure that this is a proven garden performer, guaranteed to be suitable for UK gardeners at every level of experience. You can therefore plant this in the garden with confidence, for stunning displays for many years to come. The blossom is adored by early pollinators, therefore plant these trees in your garden if you are wanting to encourage more wildlife into your garden. These stunning Cercis trees are easy to care for and will thrive in most soils in either full sun or partial shade. Supplied as 2 x established plants in 9cm pots, ready to plant out.