'Bodnant' infuses spring with vivid purple pea-like blooms that appear directly from bare stems, echoing the flattened purplish pods that follow. This superior variety emerges with bronze heart-shaped leaves, turning green as summer advances. This is a small to medium tree that stays compact and manageable, and and in autumn, the leaves transition to brilliant yellow before shedding.
How to care for Cercis siliquastrum Bodnant:
Plant in their final location when young as they resent being transplanted. Requires minimal pruning. Remove any broken, diseased or crossing branches in late autumn or winter. When planting incorporate lots of well-rotted garden compost in the planting hole and stake firmly.
Flowering period:
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Eventual height:
12m
Eventual spread:
8m
Position:
Full sun / light shade
Rate of growth:
Average
Soil:
Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil
Hardiness:
Fully hardy
This tree is deciduous so it will lose all its leaves in autumn, then fresh new foliage appears again each spring.
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TR30000876
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
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