21. California Redbud
Other common names: Western Redbud
Scientific name: Cercis occidentalis
Height: 20' , Width: 20'
Evergreen: No
Drought tolerant: Yes
Climate Action: No
Native to: California, Utah, Arizona
Fun fact: Twigs from the western redbud are used in basket weaving by indigenous peoples and produce a faint reddish dye in the basket
Deciduous. Native to California, Utah, and Arizona. Found in foothills of the Sierra Nevada from 1,000’-4000’ in elevation. Usually multi-trunked. Stakeless clusters of pink to magenta flowers are borne along the branches and trunk during March and April. Fruit is a brown seed pod. Drought tolerant when established.