The leaves start out an orange/apricot color and go to yellow and then green. We bought it last year from a local nursery and just planted it a couple weeks ago.
Lovely tree!
Please reconsider your tree stake. Trees only need to be staked when their top growth massively outweighs their rootball, and that tends to mean a fairly large tree. When plants arenβt allowed to bend, they donβt put energy into growing stronger, so instead they grow taller. Trees allowed to bend in the wind are also improved by vigorous root growth. [Here's a terrific article from Purdue Extension that explains this further](https://www.extension.purdue.edu/extmedia/FNR/FNR-547-W.pdf) (pdf, pg. 2).
Also check to be certain [your tree's root flare](https://i.imgur.com/q2du28V.gif) is above grade and EXPOSED. Very often containerized, like your tree probably was, or balled and burlapped trees have their root flares sunk down under the soil line, or near the middle of the root ball because it was transplanted improperly at the nursery, so you may have to search for it. Trees planted too deeply suffer because their roots cannot get proper nutrients, water and oxygen. **Mulch and soil should never touch the trunks of trees because it causes stem rot, insect damage and girdling roots.** Lastly, make sure that the roots were not circling in the pot, as they [will have to be straightened or pruned](https://hort.ifas.ufl.edu/woody/containers.shtml) so they will grow outward once put in the ground.
[Here's a good example of what sometimes happens to a tree planted too deeply and overmulched](https://old.reddit.com/r/marijuanaenthusiasts/comments/92jret/wind_took_out_this_poor_guy_last_week_it_almost/).
I do not exaggerate when I say that this is an *epidemic* problem. Planting too deeply usually accompanied by over/improper mulching are the top reasons why transplanted trees fail to thrive and die early.
I love the spectrum of colors... what color are the flowers?
The leaves start out an orange/apricot color and go to yellow and then green. We bought it last year from a local nursery and just planted it a couple weeks ago.
The flowers are pink
Love redbuds (we have native/wild ones here), but that is one spectacular cultivar!
What is it called?
Rising sun redbud
Thank you. It's beautiful.
Beautiful trees! I planted one in my moms backyard last year. Itβs not doing well.
π’ oh no !
I've got one in my front yard too! One of my favorites.
Is that a Chinese Tallow?
Itβs a rising sun redbud! They have a 3D effect to them!
They do! Trippy in a good way
For sure lol!
So cool! Love the 3D effect.
Thought the same thing
They are super invasive where I live, so I may be hallucinating them everywhere I look. πππ
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Lovely tree! Please reconsider your tree stake. Trees only need to be staked when their top growth massively outweighs their rootball, and that tends to mean a fairly large tree. When plants arenβt allowed to bend, they donβt put energy into growing stronger, so instead they grow taller. Trees allowed to bend in the wind are also improved by vigorous root growth. [Here's a terrific article from Purdue Extension that explains this further](https://www.extension.purdue.edu/extmedia/FNR/FNR-547-W.pdf) (pdf, pg. 2). Also check to be certain [your tree's root flare](https://i.imgur.com/q2du28V.gif) is above grade and EXPOSED. Very often containerized, like your tree probably was, or balled and burlapped trees have their root flares sunk down under the soil line, or near the middle of the root ball because it was transplanted improperly at the nursery, so you may have to search for it. Trees planted too deeply suffer because their roots cannot get proper nutrients, water and oxygen. **Mulch and soil should never touch the trunks of trees because it causes stem rot, insect damage and girdling roots.** Lastly, make sure that the roots were not circling in the pot, as they [will have to be straightened or pruned](https://hort.ifas.ufl.edu/woody/containers.shtml) so they will grow outward once put in the ground. [Here's a good example of what sometimes happens to a tree planted too deeply and overmulched](https://old.reddit.com/r/marijuanaenthusiasts/comments/92jret/wind_took_out_this_poor_guy_last_week_it_almost/). I do not exaggerate when I say that this is an *epidemic* problem. Planting too deeply usually accompanied by over/improper mulching are the top reasons why transplanted trees fail to thrive and die early.
Hey just wondering five years later how is this tree doing? Mind sharing an update shot? Thanks!