Cercis canadensis 'Little Woody' 24W18 Redbud R2-

Cercis canadensis 'Little Woody' 24W18 Redbud R2- (Paul Woody, NC, US) Dwarf Eastern Redbud, Mature plant size: 10x8ft., tiny, purplish, pea-like flowers, USDA Hardiness Zone 5, Michigan Bloom Month 5a-, In Garden Bed R2 for 9.8 YEARS (Duvall). Planted in 2014.

 

Missouri Botanical Garden: ‘Little Woody’ is a dwarf, vase-shaped cultivar that typically matures to 10-12' tall and to 8-10' wide. It is distinguished by its dwarf habit, vase shape and small heart-shaped leaves. It requires no pruning to maintain its vase shape. Clusters of tiny, purplish, pea-like flowers bloom for 2-3 weeks in early spring (March-April) before the foliage emerges. Thick, rounded, ovate-cordate leaves (to 2.4" long and 2.8" wide) are dull green in summer but turn yellow in fall. Fruit/seeds are rarely produced. 'Little Woody' was selected in 2000 by Paul Woody from a mass planting of Cercis canadensis at Morganton, North Carolina. U.S. Plant Patent PP15,854 was issued on July 12, 2005.

 

Not much in the way of flowers in 2015 or 2016. Purchased from Propagator Andy Duvall in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

 

2020 note: about 7 feet tall and wide. Very little flowering in the spring like other redwoods.

 

Photo by Frank D.Richards, Washtenaw County, Michigan. Creative Commons Copyright CC BY-SA 4.0.

Link to additional photos of this plant on my Flickr account from 2014, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24:

 

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