| Description | A cold hardy strain of Red Bud originating from seed collected in Wisconsin. |
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| Plant Type | All Plants, Trees Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 5 |
| Sunlight | full, light shade |
| Moisture | average, moist |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | rosy purple to magenta flowers in short clusters, bloom before the leaves appear |
| Fruit | bean-like pods, 2-3 inches long |
| Leaves | green during the growing season, fall color is variable from a nice yellow to a poor yellow. |
| Dimensions | A small tree, around 20' by 20' or more. |
| Maintenance | resistant to ice damage |
| Propagation | seeds |
| Cultivar Origin | Originated from seeds collected near Columbus Wisconsin by Ed Hasselkus at the Longnecker Arboretum, Madison Wisconsin. |
| Author's Notes | Every year I drive past a mature Columbus Red bud as I enter the Boerner Botanical Gardens. It is phenomenal when in bloom. |
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