COMMON NAME(S): Redbud, Judas Tree 

LEAF: Rounded, heart-shaped, palmate veins, smooth and dark green on the upper side. 

BARK: Blackish. 

FLOWER:  Distinctive red-purple flowers which appear before the leaves, from March through May. 

GROWTH: Height 40’ – 50’.  Diameter 10” – 12”. 

DISTRIBUTION: Native to Mediterranean area, but found throughout the eastern – mideastern U.S. 

LOCATION:  Chapel Valley Subdivision, Quincy, IL