Eastern Redbud 'Merlot'
New Hardy Red Foliage Tree With Early Pink Blossom And A Spectacular Autumn Colour Change
From Just £12.99
Key Features
Plant
In Sunshine
In Sunshine
Winter
Hardy
Hardy
Easy To Grow
Wildlife
Friendly
Friendly
Width: 400cm
Height: 400cm
Height: 400cm
- Astonishing year-round interest with deep pink spring flowers on bare stems, rich red heart-shaped foliage through summer, and fiery autumn tones
- Exceptionally tough and reliable, ‘Merlot’ thrives in heat and drought once established
- Fully hardy in UK winters, and is ideal for gardeners wanting standout colour without constant attention or high maintenance
- Naturally attractive to pollinators, with early nectar-rich flowers that support wildlife when little else is in bloom, making it a rewarding choice for nature-friendly gardens
- Develops into a compact tree or large shrub over time, creating a bold focal point with elegant branching and seasonal drama
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Description
New! An easy to grow, tolerant and hardy flowering shrub with fascinating changing foliage colour, early spring flowers, and excellent pollinator appeal.
In early spring, before leaves appear, the branches are smothered in rich pink flowers that glow against bare wood. As the year moves on, dramatic heart-shaped foliage unfurls in deep red tones, softening to green through summer before finishing with warm autumn shades of bronze, orange and purple.
What makes 'Merlot' so appealing is its strength as well as its beauty. It is fully hardy, copes well with dry spells and heat, and settles quickly once planted. This is a plant that performs without demanding constant care. Bees and other pollinators flock to the spring flowers, adding life and movement to the garden at a crucial time of year.
Over many years it forms a graceful, compact tree or large shrub, reaching around four metres in height and spread. It works brilliantly as a specimen plant, bringing colour, shape and seasonal change that few trees can match.
Top Tips
Cercis can be left to grow naturally, or pruned to control its size and shape.
Care Information
- Dig a square hole as deep as the roots and approximately 1.5x as wide.
- Add Mycorrhizal fungi to the planting hole to help the plant establish quicker.
- Spread the roots gently and place into the planting hole.
- Mix well rotted compost or manure with the soil taken from the hole and then use to backfill around the tree.
- Keep well-watered until established.
- No routine pruning is necessary apart from removing any twisted, damaged or dead branches in early spring.
Delivery Information
Our experienced team at the nursery will always carefully package and send your plants nursery fresh in the perfect condition to thrive once you receive and plant them. Although most plants are extremely tough and will not be affected by all but the most extreme of weather conditions, we always avoid dispatching the most perishable plants if extreme frosts or heat is forecast. We also avoid dispatching orders over Bank Holiday weekends.
Please allow us 3-5 working days to dispatch your order. If you have ordered a 'pre-order' item, these will be sent out as soon as possible after the quoted dispatch date and we generally ship your entire order with any pre-ordered items. Once your order has been dispatched, we will send you an email with details on how you can track it.
We send most of our orders via a fully tracked courier service with Yodel. We will send you a tracking link as soon as your order has been dispatched. To avoid perishable items being stuck at depots and deteriorating, we will not require a signature on delivery, and we ask out couriers to leave your item in a safe place ad your delivery address.
*Please note, once your item has been delivered, we cannot be held responsible for loss or theft from your delivery address. If you have delivery instruction and require our courier to leave your item in a specific place, please let us know - there is an option to leave a message for the courier at the checkout.
For smaller and single-item orders, we may send these via the post with Royal Mail - Tracking will not be available for orders sent via this method.
**Please note, we cannot guarantee delivery on a certain day or time. Delivery to outlying postcode areas may take 1-2 days longer, dependent on your location.
For all orders, a small delivery fee of £4.99 will be charged or spend over £49.99 for FREE Delivery!
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