Cercis racemosa

One of the loveliest of all 'Judas trees' and remarkably distinct from the norm. In this very rare Chinese species the small pea flowers are a soft pink and, more importantly, are held in dangling racemes, unlike any other species, in May. It forms a more upright and potentially larger tree than C. siliquastrum. Hardy and easy in full sun. True plants are very rarely available in trade.