Territory - Park of the Queen
It is located in the woods, preferably on chalky soil, up to 300-400 meters above sea level, along with Ilex, Oak and Hackberry.
In Italy it is present, generally in bushy formations, and in all regions up to the foothills.
Up to 8 meters high, has a rounded crown, fairly thick, light green in color.
Slender trunk, more or less oblique, sinuous, has a dark brown bark, cracked and wrinkled.
Leaves are deciduous and alternate, with long petioles, rounded, heart-shaped or kidney-shaped, light green.
Hermaphrodite flowers, in inflorescences sessile cluster (4-6).
They're present throughout the plant and have pink-purple colour, and there are also varieties with white flowers.
It blooms in March and April, before the leaves appear.
The fruit is a legume elongated and flattened.
Popular ornamental plant, is used for urban and parks for its beautiful flowers in spring and for its resistance to the atmosphere of the city.
Judas Tree - Cercis siliquastrum :
It's a plant native throughout the Mediterranean basin.It is located in the woods, preferably on chalky soil, up to 300-400 meters above sea level, along with Ilex, Oak and Hackberry.
In Italy it is present, generally in bushy formations, and in all regions up to the foothills.
Up to 8 meters high, has a rounded crown, fairly thick, light green in color.
Slender trunk, more or less oblique, sinuous, has a dark brown bark, cracked and wrinkled.
Leaves are deciduous and alternate, with long petioles, rounded, heart-shaped or kidney-shaped, light green.
Hermaphrodite flowers, in inflorescences sessile cluster (4-6).
They're present throughout the plant and have pink-purple colour, and there are also varieties with white flowers.
It blooms in March and April, before the leaves appear.
The fruit is a legume elongated and flattened.
Popular ornamental plant, is used for urban and parks for its beautiful flowers in spring and for its resistance to the atmosphere of the city.