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Royal White Redbud
Cercis canadensis f. alba 'Royal White'
Royal White Redbud blooms from April through April.
Months here are Northern Hemisphere months; in the Southern Hemisphere, shift them by six months.
Growing Royal White Redbud
Plant it in part sun. It prefers moderate water. It is hardy in USDA zones 4–9. Expect it to reach about 20 ft tall and 23 ft wide at maturity, in roughly 10 years (not yet checked).
No toxicity note is on file for Royal White Redbud. That is not a clearance: check its safety for people and pets before planting.
What this means
Written with AI assistance and not yet checked plant by plant against recorded sources, so treat every fact above as a starting point. Its scientific name was checked against botanical registries, an audit keeps its values consistent with the rest of the library, and a July 2026 review re-read the main facts of every plant then in the library against horticultural authorities without recording a source for each, which is why none of that counts as checked here. The source-by-source check is working through the whole library in the open, and a checked plant says so in this row.
When to plant Royal White Redbud
Plant Royal White Redbud in early spring as soon as the soil is workable, or in early fall at least six weeks before your first frost, so roots establish in cool weather. In zone 6, the middle of its hardy zones 4 to 9, spring means March to May and fall means August or September. Once settled, it blooms in April.
Month-by-month timing for your zone is on the planting calendar; if you garden near zone 6, the middle of this plant's hardy range, start with zone 6 in March. Derived from the plant's category, zones and bloom months plus typical zone frost dates, not checked separately.
How big does Royal White Redbud get?
20 fttall5 ft 7 inan adult23 ftwideSee Royal White Redbud in a garden plan: the planner shows it in 3D beside everything else you add, growing toward this size over the years.
How far apart to plant Royal White Redbud
Derived from the mature spread above by a fixed rule, not checked separately: spacing is the spread, center to center.
Give Royal White Redbud about 23 ft of clear ground in every direction, measured from its center. It is one plant with room around it, not a row, and a raised bed is too small for it.
Add Royal White Redbud to a garden plan and the planner draws it at its full width, so you see the spacing before you buy.
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