Mazhar Botanic Garden

Cercis siliquastrum L.

Mediterranean redbud

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000840
Common name: Mediterranean redbud
English name: Judas tree
Native: Southern Europe- Western Asia
Country: Southern Europe
(PGR): Rare

Deciduous shrub or small tree grown 4-12 m tall  leaves appear shortly after the first flowers emerge, cordate with a blunt apex and occasionally have a shallow notch at the tip flowers deep pink or purplish pink, growing from the trunk pods 8-10 cm long in late summer

Ornamental tree. street tree. woodland margins or along patios.

Siliquastrum orbicularis Moench

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Texture: Chalk Clay Loam Sandy
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Salinity: Intermediated
Water Sources: Medium Water
Climates: Mediterranean
Lights: Full sun Partial shade
Propagation: Seeds, semi-ripe cuttings
Flowering time: Spring
Zone: 6 : 9
pH range: 5.5-7.8

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