page_title: Cercis chinensis
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Cercis chinensis / Description
caption_attribution_description: 中文: 紫荆花English: Cercis chinensis flowersCebuano: Cercis chinensisSvenska: Cercis chinensisTiếng Việt: Cercis chinensis
context_page_description: Cercis chinensis, the Chinese redbud, is a plant of the family Fabaceae native to China and Japan that grows between 150 to 1,400 metres above sea level.
context_section_description: As a tree, the Chinese redbud may grow up to 15 metres (49 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 50 centimetres (20 in), however, the species is normally found growing in shrub form. The flowers are pink or milky white in color whilst the leaf body is almost circular in shape, 6 to 14 centimetres (2.4 to 5.5 in) in length and tapers to a point at the end. Flowering in April, the Chinese redbud produces fruit in October.
  Although hardy, in cultivation this plant requires a sheltered spot in a southerly or westerly aspect, with damp well-drained soil. 
  The following cultivars have gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit (confirmed 2017): 
  C. chinensis ‘Avondale’
  C. chinensis ‘Don Egolf’
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