The redbud tree ( Cercis canadensis ) , commonly called the eastern redbud , is a native North American flowering shrub or small tree diagram . There are a number of varieties of redbud , hardy to USDA zona 4 through 9 . The tree grows to 30 feet in altitude with a 25 - foot spread head and blooms in blanched , purple or pinkish flowers , adding a splattering of color to the garden . found your Cercis canadensis Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree in the former winter or former spring .

Things Needed

Step 1

Place the bare - root Cercis canadensis Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree in a pail of water while you get up the planting area .

Step 2

Till the soil , to a profundity of 12 inches , within a 10 - foot spoke of the planting website .

Step 3

Amend clay soil by adding a 4- to 6 - inch level of compost to it and mixing it to a deepness of 12 inches .

Step 4

Dig a planting hole for the redbud tree . Measure the deepness and the breadth of the nursery pot in which it is planted ( if it ’s in a container ) and dig the hole to that astuteness and three time the breadth . If the Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree is bare - root , look for the filth stock on the lower trunk , indicating the astuteness at which it was previously grow . Dig the pickle three time the breadth of the source ball .

Step 5

take the Cercis canadensis tree from the planting container or the bucketful of water in the case of the bare root tree . For containerized trees , carefully pull the fine roots away from the rootball and gently get rid of any compact grime within the ball .

Step 6

Place the origin of the container - grow Cercis canadensis tree in the pickle and take the hole with soil . If the tree is bare ascendent , build a hillock of soil in the bottom of the mess , locate the root on top of the mound and circulate them around the circumference of the hillock . Backfill the hole with soil . Press lightly with your deal around the base of the tree after planting .

Step 7

irrigate the redbud Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree until the water puddle and keep the soil moist , not soggy , at all times .

Step 8

Spread a 2- to 3 - column inch level of mulch around the tree diagram , 6 column inch from the trunk and scatter out to the dripline ( the peak of the Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree ’s widest branches ) .

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