Cercis canadensis var. texensis 'Oklahoma'

Also Known As

Cercis canadensis ssp. texensis 'Oklahoma'
Cercis reniformis 'Oklahoma'
Oklahoma Redbud

Plant type

tree

size

H: 12'-18'
W: 15'-24'

planting zones

6a-9b

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Cercis canadensis var. texensis 'Oklahoma' plant details

Cercis canadensis var. texensis 'Oklahoma' is a moderate-growing broadleaf deciduous tree with green foliage. In spring and winter pink, purple and red flowers emerge followed by brown and red fruit. Features glossy texture. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and regular water. Does well in rich and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Cercis canadensis var. texensis 'Oklahoma'

Plant type: tree
Plant family: fabaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 15 FT - 24 FT - wide, 12 FT - 18 FT - tall
Flowers: pink, purple and red blooms in spring and winter

GROWING CONDITIONS for Cercis canadensis var. texensis 'Oklahoma'

USDA Zones: 6a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
Watering frequency: regular
Resistant to: deer
Soil needs: rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Masses of intensely colorful, larger than usual, magenta-purple flowers cover the bare branches in spring before the highly glossy dark-green leaves appear. Attractive all summer long and turning pale-yellow in autumn. This lovely 12-18' tree/shrub was discovered in the wild in Oklahoma's Arbuckle Mountains. J.C. Raulston thought this selection "surpassed the Eastern Redbud in beauty"; a wonderful addition to any landscape! S-PSh/M

By: Forestfarm

An upright, spreading tree. The thick glossy green leaves of this small tree turn yellow in the fall. In mid-spring, the tree will be covered in a profusion of deep magenta flowers. Growth Rate slow

By: Garden World

Texas Redbuds are noted for their glossy, nearly wet looking leaves which are ruffled at the edges. Oklahoma grows small and shrubby, with large rosy magenta flowers appearing on bare stems just before the leaves emerge. 8' tall in ten years. 15 - 25' tall in old age. Discovered in the Arbuckle Mountains of Oklahoma in 1964.

By: Fantastic Plants

Oklahoma Redbud not only puts on a stunning flower show in the spring, the summer leaves are large and glossy dark green. This is my favorite Redbud. zone 6

By: Whitman Farms

A wine-red flowering form of this small, southwest native. Thick glossy 2-3" blue-green leaves are rounded with downy leaf undersides. New growth is red tipped, and flowers appear abundantly on young trees--a splendid and joyous tree.