Cercis canadensis 'Royal White'
Royal White Eastern Redbud

 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
White (Abundant white flower clusters in early spring)
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Dark blue-green summer foliage); Yellow (Yellow fall foliage)
 Fruit Notes:
Green (Flattened green seed pods that eventually mature to brown in late summer)
 Soil Notes:
Grows in soil of low fertility and higher alkalinity
 Range:
Cultivated origin
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
Cordate (heart-shaped), 3-5" long and wide leaves are alternate and simple, with pulvinus (distinct swelling) just below the blade. Young leaves emerge with a red-purple tinge. Stems form a zig-zag pattern. Flowers are small (0.5" long), lavender, and pea-like. Bark on older mature trees can be an attractive brownish-black with orange inner bark showing through.

Additional Information

'Royal White' is known for its abundant white flowers and cold hardiness. This cultivar's white blooms are larger than those found on 'alba' and it is the most cold hardy form. A fine small tree that is relatively trouble-free and drought-resistant. Requires some protection from the sun in hotter climates, however flowering decreases with deep shade. Canker, leaf spot, and verticillium wilt can be problematic for older trees, or trees weakened by other environmental stresses. Due to genetic variability, be sure of seed source. Long tap root means that older plants transplant poorly.

38 Cercis canadensis 'Royal White' found

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Number Accession ID Location
12021_00025*KFST
22021_00025*HFST
32021_00025*NFST
42021_00025*TFST
52021_00025*EFST
62021_00025*FFST
72021_00042*ACARY
82021_00025*DFST
92021_00025*PFST
102021_00025*MFST
112021_00025*SFST
122021_00025*IFST
132021_00025*BFST
142021_00025*QFST
152021_00025*AFST
162021_00025*RFST
172021_00025*CFST
182022_00410*ASTADMALL
192022_00411*ASTADMALL
202022_00389*ASTADMALL
212022_00390*ASTADMALL
222023_00065*AACADEMY PARK
232023_00065*BACADEMY PARK
242023_00065*CACADEMY PARK
252023_00065*DACADEMY PARK
262023_00081*AACADEMY PARK
272023_00177*AFSTW
282023_00246*AMRPK
292023_00246*BMRPK
302023_00256*CMJIS
312023_00256*DMJIS
322023_00815*AFSTC
332023_00815*BFSTC
Heritage Plant
Dedicated/Memorial Plant
342023_00815*CFSTC
Heritage Plant
Dedicated/Memorial Plant
352023_00815*DFSTC
Heritage Plant
Dedicated/Memorial Plant
362023_00815*EFSTC
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Dedicated/Memorial Plant
372023_00815*FFSTC
Heritage Plant
Dedicated/Memorial Plant
382024_00167*AACADEMY PARK

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