Summer's Tower Texas redbud
Cercis canadensis 'Summers Tower'
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Sizeup to 25 feet tall10 to 12 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Multi-stemmed
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Summer's Tower' Texas redbud (Cercis canadensis Summers Tower) is a multi-stemmed tree for borders, specimen planting, woodland gardens, and winter interest. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist soil of most types. It is not a favorite of deer, though hungry deer will eat almost anything. It grows at a moderate pace and blooms in spring. Bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds visit it.
Pairs well with European white birch, Chocolate Ruffles coral bells, Karl Foerster feather reed grass, and Oakleaf hydrangea.