Cercis

Cercis

Pea family
Fabaceae

A number of varieties of Cercis thrive at Trebah.

Cercis chinensis 'Avondale' (pictured above) is a newer addition found above the Amphitheatre and shows off each spring as vivid pink flowers emerge from its branches.

Cercis siliquastrum, the Judas Tree, is a small tree from the Mediterranean with purple flowers, named because legend has it that this is the tree from which Judas hanged himself.