Oklahoma Redbud Tree

Yes, this is the cute little tree you've been seeing all over town each spring ... You know the one!

With electric, magenta blooms in early spring, and super shiny, heart-shaped leaves all summer long, the Oklahoma Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis 'Oklahoma') will put on quite a show. Abundant blooms cover the tree's bare branches on almost every portion of the canopy.

Watch as tiny, rosy-red to magenta blooms seem to overpower the bare branches, covering them in radiant floral beauty. The Oklahoma Redbud is all about its wonderful foliage display in the spring. The heart-shaped, dark green leaves are intensely shiny. The shimmer off the glossy canopy is amazing. It's one of the key features of this most popular Redbud variety.

When autumn arrives, you'll enjoy a lovely yellow leaf display. Lavender seeds decorate the tree through the summer and into the winter months. Oklahoma Redbud flowers and seeds are reportedly edible, with the flowers having a somewhat nutty flavor.

The gorgeous flowers provide necessary nectar for early-emerging pollinators! These blossoms become pea-like Redbud seedpods, and your backyard birds will certainly take care of them for you.

It's ok to admire this cultivar of native Redbud. The Oklahoma Redbud is a beautiful tree that performs throughout the year, even in hot, arid summers. It handles the heat in style. The color likewise holds up well to dry, high temperatures throughout USDA planting zones 6-9!

Landscape Application:

Drought tolerant, this is an easy-care tree for use as a lovely accent, or as a special focal point. Small enough to grow in a variety of locations in your yard, it was discovered growing wild in the Arbuckle Mountains, which are just north of Dallas, Texas across the Oklahoma border.

Oklahoma Redbud Tree has a beautiful compact shape with a wide, spreading habit and charmingly irregular, rounded crown. It combines beautifully with existing trees and shrubs.

It is the perfect little shade or accent tree, used almost anywhere in the landscape. One would look lovely in a formal setting by your patio or walkway.

Or, create a feature out of a larger planting. Use 3, 5, or 7 trees in a woodland setting, easily naturalizing, and rambling throughout the canopy of larger trees, not minding a touch of afternoon shade. This natural understory tree will lend an incredible wilderness effect.

• Vibrant, Petite Purple-Red Flowers
• Glossy, Heart-Shaped Leaves Shine
• Pollinator Friendly
• Vibrant Yellow Fall Foliage
• One of the Finest Accent Trees!

#ProPlantTips for Care:

It is adapted to areas of partial shade in an understory, but you'll enjoy the glossiest leaves and compact canopy if you plant Oklahoma Redbud in full sun, but you can grow yours in some partial/afternoon shade in the hottest climates. It is adapted to many soil types, including clay or sandy, and is not sensitive to soil pH. Oklahoma Redbud can even handle some periodically wet soils, as long as the drainage is good. In poor draining soils, mound the Oklahoma Redbud to 12 to 18 inches above the soil line. You'll plant directly in that mound.

Keep the root system cool in hot, dry climates with a 3 to 4-inch layer of shredded wood mulch, spread out 3 feet past the canopy. This tree will tolerate a considerable amount of heat once established.

Oklahoma, like many Redbud trees, can be grown as a single-trunk tree or trained into a multi-trunk tree depending on the effect desired in the landscape. Trim after the flowers fade to correct growth and control size.

• Best in Full Sun or Partial Shade
• Well-Drained Soils
• Moderate Moisture Needs
• Prune After Flowering
• Deer Seldom Bother These Trees

The Oklahoma Redbud takes up very little room but offers you so much in return. This unique performer is in high demand. If you see it in stock on the site, please order at NatureHills.com now.