Who grows Cercis chinensis wholesale in Australia?

5 wholesale growers list Cercis chinensis on HortOS right now, each with their own pot sizes and trade prices. They are in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland. The growers are named on this page.

What pot sizes does Cercis chinensis come in?

Growers on HortOS list Cercis chinensis in 200mm, 400mm and 150L.

How do I order Cercis chinensis from these growers?

HortOS is for the trade. Add the lines you want to a list and send it: each grower gets their part of the order by email, confirms what they have and quotes freight, and nothing is bought until you approve it. Listing, searching and ordering are free.

How is Chinese redbud different from eastern redbud?

North Carolina State Extension says Chinese redbud is usually shrub-like with several trunks, where eastern redbud, Cercis canadensis, is tree-like with one or two, and that the Chinese species generally has slightly larger, darker purple flowers, a shorter height and longer seed pods.

Can Chinese redbud be moved once planted?

North Carolina State Extension says it develops a deep tap root and is difficult to relocate, so the planting site should be chosen with care.

Cercis chinensis

Redbud

Every Cercis chinensis on HortOS in one place: the plain species and 3 varieties. Pick a size to see it across all of them.

5 growers · 3 sizes · from $30.00 ex GST

Chinese redbud is Cercis chinensis, a deciduous member of the Fabaceae from the woodlands of central and southern China. North Carolina State Extension gives it as a multi-stemmed shrub or small tree of 2.4 to 4.6 m in the United States, a tree to 15 m in its native habitat, that carries tight clusters of rosy purple pea flowers on the old wood for two to three weeks in early spring, before its heart-shaped leaves.

Illustration of Chinese redbud (Cercis chinensis): two flat brown bean-like pods hanging from a bare twig — Chinese redbud (Cercis chinensis), pods

Type: Deciduous shrub
Height: 2.4 m to 4.6 m
Spread: 1.8 m to 3.7 m
Flowers: Rosy purple, early spring, for two to three weeks
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Frost: Not winter hardy; can die back after a hard frost
In Australia: Not native

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Size	Grower	Location	PricePrice ex GST
200mm	Eumundi Roses Chinese Redbud200mm	Eumundi, QLD	$30.00
200mm	Yamina Rare Plants Avondale200mm	Monbulk, VIC	$123.05
400mm	Camden Nurseries Avondale400mm	Camden, NSW	$136.32
400mm	Wells Design Landscapes and Gardens Chinese Redbud400mm	Healesville, VIC	Price shown to verified trade buyers. Sign in with your ABN to see it.
150L	Alpine Treemovals Faerie Queen150L	Glenorie, NSW	Price on application. Sign in to ask the grower.

Growing chinese redbud

No Australian reference read describes how Chinese redbud grows here, so what follows is North Carolina State Extension's, an American reference. It gives full sun or part shade, with protection from afternoon sun in hot climates, and a well-drained soil of medium moisture without too much clay, though it also calls the plant tolerant of clay or sandy soil and intolerant of heat, drought and wet soil. It says the plant is not winter hardy and can die back after a hard frost, and that the leaves turn at best yellow in autumn. It develops a deep tap root and is hard to move, so it says to choose the site with care.

What to check before you buy

Growers list the species as Cercis chinensis and Chinese redbud, and its forms Avondale, Faerie Queen and Covey Lavender Twist under their own names; Covey Lavender Twist is also listed under Cercis canadensis, so check which species a quote is for. North Carolina State Extension describes Avondale as an upright form with rose to magenta flowers. It is exotic here, a plant of central and southern China. Stock that crosses a state border moves under the state and territory biosecurity rules on moving plants and soil.

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Prices are set by each grower and shown ex GST. Availability is confirmed by the grower at order.

Common questions

Who grows Cercis chinensis wholesale in Australia?: 5 wholesale growers list Cercis chinensis on HortOS right now, each with their own pot sizes and trade prices. They are in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland. The growers are named on this page.
What pot sizes does Cercis chinensis come in?: Growers on HortOS list Cercis chinensis in 200mm, 400mm and 150L.
How do I order Cercis chinensis from these growers?: HortOS is for the trade. Add the lines you want to a list and send it: each grower gets their part of the order by email, confirms what they have and quotes freight, and nothing is bought until you approve it. Listing, searching and ordering are free.
How is Chinese redbud different from eastern redbud?: North Carolina State Extension says Chinese redbud is usually shrub-like with several trunks, where eastern redbud, Cercis canadensis, is tree-like with one or two, and that the Chinese species generally has slightly larger, darker purple flowers, a shorter height and longer seed pods.
Is Chinese redbud frost hardy?: North Carolina State Extension, an American reference, says it is not winter hardy and can die back after a hard frost, and gives USDA zones 6 to 9. No Australian reference read gives a frost rating.
Can Chinese redbud be moved once planted?: North Carolina State Extension says it develops a deep tap root and is difficult to relocate, so the planting site should be chosen with care.

Sources

GBIF species match API (Cercis chinensis Bunge, accepted)
North Carolina State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox (Cercis chinensis, Chinese redbud)
HortFlora, the Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia (Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria): the genus Cercis
The HortOS catalogue (the names growers list the Chinese redbud and its forms under)

The growers, sizes and prices above are live and change as lists arrive. Cite this page: HortOS, Chinese redbud (Cercis chinensis), https://au.hortosapp.com/plants/cercis-chinensis.

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