Cercis chinensis 'Avondale'
Common name: 
Avondale Chinese Redbud
Pronunciation: 
SER-sis chi-NEN-sis
Family: 
Fabaceae
Genus: 
Type: 
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon: 
No
  • Deciduous shrub or small tree; leaves dark green, leathery; flowers rose-purple, produced in abundance.
  • Sun to part shade.
  • Hardy to USDA Zone 6    Originated in the suburb of Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand.  First grown commercially by Duncan & Davies nursery of Plymouth, New Zealand.
  • Silverton, Oregon: The Oregon Garden
  • Oregon State Univ. campus: west of Learning Inovation Center (LINC)
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