Cercis siliquastrum - Judas tree

Judas tree (Cercis siliquastrum) is a deciduous Mediterranean tree with pink flowers that appear directly on the bark before the leaves. It fixes nitrogen and its flowers and young seedpods are edible.

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 6¹
• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Hardiness zone 10¹

Outputs

• Human food¹
• Wood¹

Type

• Tree
• Deciduous

Functions

• Nitrogen fixer¹
• Attracting bees¹
• Wildlife habitat¹
• Fire resistance²

Footnotes

1. Cercis siliquastrum | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰

2. Fire Retardant Flora, Glen Forrest Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade, adapted from “Trees and Plants for Bush Fire Prone Areas,” Fire and Emergency Services Authority (Western Australia), 2002 ↩