Hello Neighbor, Would it benefit in a location sheltered from the windf? I too love cercis but the sudden-death syndrome is a heartbreaking loss of such lovely trees.

How exciting!! Good luck!! 🤞🍀

Nice! I’ve seen those on the internet. very jealous

Same here, I’m very envious. I wish I could grow redbuds and Japanese maples!

O, best of luck - they are beautiful small trees. So many new varieties too. Back in the day, the choice was pretty much the plain c.canadensis and Forest Pansy...which I rushed out to buy. Sadly, I have verticillium in the soil (there's always something) and I soon learned how susceptible cercis are to this fungus...but here's a thing. Over a coupla seasons, the poor tree withered, branch by branch but as long as there was evidence of life, I couldn't bear to dig it out. Within 4 years or so, more bits survived...but without the stunning plum coloured foliage. Even so, the plain green leaves on newer branches and bright spring flowers (contrasting with the dark wood) were welcome, as it maintained a graceful spreading shape over-hanging a tree paeony and my tiny pond.

Still not sure why it reverted to species type (graft?) but they are such lovely little trees, I would take any of them (with caveats re.Lavender Twist).

I had to look that one up - nice!

@LaLennoxa 6a/b Hamilton ON, how is your tree doing?

I saw one in the garden center last year and was amazed. Did not buy and had been regretting. This year it shows up in Lows and grabbed it as a mother day gift from my daughter😊

I hope it has grown well. i found it is a brittle tree and the branch loss every winter is significant. so i just keep pruning. its a funny looking tree now, but theres enough canopy left worth keeping.

It desperately needs a clematis growing up it. It could not be aheavy one and part shade tolerant. However, given the branch breakage i wonder what would be left to support the vine. Maybe a wire structure?