![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cercis_FlameThrower_Landscape_039_courtesyStarRoses.jpg\" "\\"Cercis_FlameThrower_Landscape_039_courtesyStarRoses\\"")
<\/span><\/p>\n\u2018Flame Thrower\u2019\u00ae Redbud<\/strong> has some very unique foliage and color. In the spring, when it starts to leaf out, the leaves are a burgundy red color. During the season, the leaves will start to change to copper, orange, and yellow and finally finish off a bright green, creating the appearance of a multi-colored tree all year long. Along with the beautiful foliage, Flame Throwers will have the nice, purple, spring flowers redbuds are known for. The full-grown height and shape of the tree is 15\u2019 to 20\u2019 tall and wide.<\/p>\n In the spring, when leaves appear on the \u2018Black Pearl\u2019\u2122 Redbud<\/strong> they are a dark, glossy, purple, making them appear almost black, hence the name Black Pearl. They also have nice, lavender-pink flowers in the spring. This tree grows a little bigger than the \u2018Flame Thrower\u2019, maturing at around 15\u2019-20\u2019 tall and 20\u2019-25\u2019 wide.<\/p>\n The last tree to highlight is the First Editions\u00ae \u2018Gladiator\u2019\u2122 Crabapple<\/strong>. This is one of those trees that has been around since the mid-2000s but is new to Christensen\u2019s. The \u2018Gladiator\u2019 is a narrow, oval-shaped crab (as you can see from the yard picture), with a mature height of 20\u2019 and a width of 10\u2019. Foliage is a bronze purple with bright, pink flowers in the spring. Since we’re closer to fall than spring, we’ve included a sample of the pinks you’ll see from the flowers. The 3\/8\u201d fruit is a reddish purple. The known benefits of the \u2018Gladiator\u2019 are listed as being excellent against scab, fire blight, cedar apple rust, and mildew.<\/p>\n I hope that I have helped broaden your knowledge of a few new(ish) trees available from Christensen\u2019s for use in your next project.<\/p>\n Every year, there are new-to-us tree varieties that show up at Christensen\u2019s. I wanted to take a moment and tell you about three that have shown up in the past year or so. First, we have two new varieties of Redbud: \u2018Flame Thrower\u2019\u00ae and \u2018Black Pearl\u2019\u2122. \u2018Flame Thrower\u2019\u00ae Redbud has some very unique foliage and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":9201,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","tve_updated_post":" Every year, there are new-to-us tree varieties that show up at Christensen\u2019s. I wanted to take a moment and tell you about three that have shown up in the past year or so.<\/p> First, we have two new varieties of Redbud: \u2018Flame Thrower\u2019\u00ae and \u2018Black Pearl\u2019\u2122.<\/p><\/div> \u2018Flame Thrower\u2019\u00ae Redbud<\/strong> has some very unique foliage and color. In the spring, when it starts to leaf out, the leaves are a burgundy red color. During the season, the leaves will start to change to copper, orange, and yellow and finally finish off a bright green, creating the appearance of a multi-colored tree all year long. Along with the beautiful foliage, Flame Throwers will have the nice, purple, spring flowers redbuds are known for. The full-grown height and shape of the tree is 15\u2019 to 20\u2019 tall and wide.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> In the spring, when leaves appear on the \u2018Black Pearl\u2019\u2122 Redbud<\/strong> they are a dark, glossy, purple, making them appear almost black, hence the name Black Pearl. They also have nice, lavender-pink flowers in the spring. This tree grows a little bigger than the \u2018Flame Thrower\u2019, maturing at around 15\u2019-20\u2019 tall and 20\u2019-25\u2019 wide.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div> The last tree to highlight is the First Editions\u00ae \u2018Gladiator\u2019\u2122 Crabapple<\/strong>. This is one of those trees that has been around since the mid-2000s but is new to Christensen\u2019s. The \u2018Gladiator\u2019 is a narrow, oval-shaped crab (as you can see from the yard picture), with a mature height of 20\u2019 and a width of 10\u2019. Foliage is a bronze purple with bright, pink flowers in the spring. Since we're closer to fall than spring, we've included a sample of the pinks you'll see from the flowers. The 3\/8\u201d fruit is a reddish purple. The known benefits of the \u2018Gladiator\u2019 are listed as being excellent against scab, fire blight, cedar apple rust, and mildew.<\/p><\/div> I hope that I have helped broaden your knowledge of a few new(ish) trees available from Christensen\u2019s for use in your next project.<\/p><\/div>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.christensensplantcenter.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/BlackPearlRedbud_photocreditEJKJ.jpg\" "\\"BlackPearlRedbud_photocreditEJKJ\\"")
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