eastern redbud 'Merlot'

A large deciduous shrub or small, often multi-stemmed, tree to a height of 4m. Leaves to 12cm in width, broadly heart-shaped, deep red-purple turning green in summer and shades of orange, bronze and red-purple in autumn. A good display of deep-pink flowers appear in clusters on bare stems before the leaves in spring. It is thought to be more drought and heat-tolerant than C. 'Forest Pansy'