Western Redbud as well as parts of

as well as parts of Idaho and Montana

temperate coniferous forest openings and edges

west of the Cascade crest (except in a few of the moistest

spreading form as a living groundcover for rock gardens

with some stands in the foothills of the Sierra Nevadas and central Idaho

Western Redbud as well as parts ofCercis occidentalis Western redbud is a deciduous, large shrub or small, multi stemmed tree with a compact rounded form. It announces the dawning of spring, as early as February, when it becomes blanketed in a sensational display of showy magenta flowers. Its twiggy branches bear delicate heart shaped leaves that emerge light green but darken as the season progresses. By summer, unique, dark brown seed pods droop heavily on the branches, which are