Amazingly cold hardy!

Cercis Joy's Pride™

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

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.

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Who Am I?

Common Name

Joy's Pride redbud
Botanical Name

Cercis candensis 'Morton'
Origin

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

Cultural Details

Bloom Time

Spring
Size

15-20' tall by 20' wide
Hardiness Zone

5-9
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
Disease & Pests

None known
Landscape Use

Specimen, mixed border, woodland edge
Propagation

Budding