Cercis occidentalis

Botanical Description

Cercis occidentalis is a deciduous shrub with a fairly open, vase-shaped crown; it usually grows 2 - 5 metres tall and about as wide, in selected sites it can reach 8 metres[ 1050 Title Fire Effects Information System Publication Author Website http://www.feis-crs.org/feis/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line information site with comprehensive information on over 1,100 species of plant. Mainly developed to supply information on the effects of fire on plants and animals, it also contains a wealth of other information on the plants , 1213 Title Southern Trees Fact Sheets Publication Author Gilman E.F. Website http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/department_envhort-trees Publisher University of Florida, IFAS Extension Year 0 ISBN Description A series of fact sheets on trees that can be grown in Florida. They can be downloaded from the Internet ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is often grown as an ornamental in gardens.