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Cercis Joy's Pride™

Amazingly cold hardy!

Bright lavendar-pink flowers bring joy each spring to Morton Arboretum visitors, where Joy’s Pride™ was discovered and named for the arboretum’s founder, Joy Sterling Morton. Proven reliably cold hardy by Chicago winters in which temperatures have plunged as low as -34 °F, Joy's Pride is a lovely sight after a harsh winter.

Who Am I?

  • Common Name:
    Joy's Pride redbud
  • Botanical Name:
    Cercis candensis 'Morton'
  • Type:
    Tree
  • U.S. Native:
    YES

Cultural Details

TYPE

Tree

U.S. NATIVE

YES
  • Light:
    Full sun to partial shade
  • Soil:
    Adaptable to a variety of conditions
  • Moisture:
    Avoid extremely wet sites or clay soils that hold moisture, and extreme drought
  • Hardiness Zone
    5-9
  • Bloom Time:
    Spring
  • Bloom Color:
    Pink
  • Size:
    15-20' tall by 20' wide
  • Diseases & Pests:
    None known

What Makes Me Special?

A super colr hardy selection with amazing bud retention, even in the colest places.

Landscape Use

Specimen, mixed border, woodland edge

Origin

Selected by the staff at The Morton Arboretum from seedlings in their collection because it had the most cold tolerance.

Propagation

Budding

Who Am I?

  • Common Name:
    Joy's Pride redbud
  • Botanical Name:
    Cercis candensis 'Morton'
  • Type:
    Tree
  • U.S. Native:
    YES

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