Honey bees
Nectar value
Medium
Pollen value
Unknown
Pollinator plant
Judas Tree
Cercis siliquastrum
Linked agroforestry plant data
Pollinator recipe
Bee value
Who this plant supports
Agroforestry database
Complete plant information
Structure
- Vegetation layer
- Tree
- Size
- Small
- Dimensions
- 12.00 m high × 10.00 m wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Foliage
- Deciduous
Site conditions
- USDA hardiness
- 6-9
- Moisture
- Well-drained, Moist
- Soil
- Sandy, Loamy, Clay
- pH
- Acid, Neutral, Alkaline
- Light
- Partial shade, Sun
Uses
- Edible parts
- Flowers, Seed capsule
- Functions
- Nitrogen fixer, Timber, Pollinator plant
- Edibility
- 4 out of 5
- Medicinal value
- 0 out of 5
Eat flowers raw for a sweet and slightly sour taste; they make a beautiful addition to salads. The flower buds can be pickled and used as a spice. You can also eat seed pods raw.