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The listing, Redbud 'Judas Tree" Seeds! Incredibly Awesome Spring Flowering Tree! has ended.

This auction is for 10 seeds from my Redbud tree! My tree is 8 years old and every year it gets bigger and more beautiful than the year before!
The Redbud tree, sometimes referred to as the Judas tree, is found in the entire Eastern United States. Also called the Eastern Redbud, it has a lifespan of about twenty years.
Habitat
The Redbud tree prefers deep, moist soil that is well drained. Mainly found growing in under-story of woodlands. The Redbud often grows at a slant as it reaches for sunlight.
Size
The Redbud tree grows to a mature height of 15 to 30 feet tall. It has a canopy spread of 10 to 20 feet, with a trunk measuring from 6 to 10 inches in diameter.
Leaves
The leaves of the Redbud tree are alternate and heart shaped. They are smooth on the edges and smooth in texture.
Fruit
The Redbud tree bears a bean shaped pod in late spring. The bean contains numerous small black to dark brown seeds.
Fun Fact
The Redbud tree actually belongs to the pea family. The Honeylocust, Wisteria, and the Kentucky Coffee Tree are also relatives of the Redbud.
The purple pink flowers of the eastern redbud appear all over the tree in early spring. The flowers are even produced on large trunks. Redbud has a yellow fall color and is shade tolerant.
Questions & Comments
Original
how do they tolerate full sun?? I would love to grow these!! We have NO trees near our house...they're all in the way back if the property, and I need something pretty that I can't kill easily!! Not much of a green thumb
Apr 11th, 2012 at 9:00:22 PM PDT by
Original
I'm not sure about the full sun thing. I've only grown mine in part shade. I suggest you go to your local nursery and see what they say.
Thanks,
Trebor62
Apr 11th, 2012 at 10:55:44 PM PDT by
Original
thanks!!
Apr 12th, 2012 at 5:17:44 AM PDT by
Original
My pleasure!
Apr 12th, 2012 at 4:01:19 PM PDT by
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How will they do in the mountains
Apr 14th, 2012 at 5:37:11 AM PDT by
Original
Here is some information about them. Hope this helps!
Instructions
o 1
Plant your redbud tree in a full-sun to partial-shade location. As long as the ground is not frozen or it is not very hot and dry, you can plant this tree. Don't plant it in a gully or indented location in the landscape, as it does not do well when its roots are bogged with water.
o 2
Grow the redbud tree in just about any type of soil, as long as it is not soggy with standing water.
o 3
Water to keep the soil moist. Depending on your location's climate, this may only be occasionally. Check more often when you have a dry, hot spell. Place mulch around the bottom of the trunk, to keep moisture in the soil around the roots.
o 4
Trim the bottom branches off as the tree matures, to create an appealing look to the trunk and make way for lawn mowing, if that is applicable. Also, clip off any broken or damaged limbs. Prune in winter or very early spring, before the blooms appear. The flowers appear before the leaves.
o 5
Spray the tree in mid and late spring with a fungicide (from your nursery or garden center), if leaf spots are visible. Spray with a preventive borer spray if caterpillars, scales or borers are present.
o 6
Apply a high nitrogen fertilizer in the fall each year. Nitrogen is always the first number (of three) on the fertilizer package. The combination is nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium, in that order. For the redbud tree, choose a fertilizer combination such as 20-15-15 or 15-10-10. Follow the manufacturer's recommendations for amount and procedures.
Tips & Warnings
• Take branches, trimmed in late winter (February) into the house and place them in a vase of water. You will enjoy the blooming branches within a two-week period.
Apr 14th, 2012 at 5:58:40 AM PDT by

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