Flame Thrower® Redbud Tree
Flame Thrower® Redbud Tree — The Most Dramatic Foliage of Any Redbud
The Flame Thrower® Redbud takes everything gardeners love about the Eastern Redbud and turns the drama up to maximum. In spring, purple-pink blooms coat the bare branches — just like the classic redbud. But then the leaves emerge in a rich burgundy-red, gradually shifting to golden yellow, then settling into green as summer matures. No other redbud puts on a foliage show like this. It's a tree that looks completely different from one month to the next.
What Makes It Exceptional
- Stunning Color-Shifting Foliage: Leaves emerge burgundy-red in spring, transition through warm yellow, and mature to green — a continuous, evolving display unlike any other tree in the landscape.
- Purple Spring Blooms: Before the leaves even appear, the branches are covered in rich purple-pink flowers that attract early pollinators and signal the start of the season.
- Heart-Shaped Leaves: The classic redbud leaf shape adds a romantic, soft quality to the canopy that complements both modern and cottage garden styles.
- Four-Season Interest: Spring blooms, summer color-shifting foliage, warm fall tones, and an architectural winter silhouette — every season brings something new.
- Right-Sized for Most Landscapes: Reaches a graceful 20–25 ft. at maturity — ideal for smaller yards, as a patio specimen, or as a layered accent in larger gardens.
- Low Maintenance: Adaptable to a wide range of soils, minimal pruning required, and naturally resistant to most pests and diseases.
Growing Guide
- Light: Full sun to part shade
- Water: Regular watering until established; drought-tolerant thereafter
- Hardiness: USDA Zones 5–9
- Mature Height: 20–25 ft.
- Bloom Time: Early spring (March–April), before leaves emerge
- Available Size: 4–5 ft.
There's a particular moment in late April when the Flame Thrower®'s leaves are transitioning from burgundy to gold — both colors present at once, the whole canopy glowing warm in the afternoon light. It's the kind of thing that makes you stop and stare.
Explore More Redbud & Specimen Trees
- Eastern Redbud Tree — the classic native redbud with brilliant magenta-pink spring blooms and heart-shaped green foliage
- Bloodgood Japanese Maple — deep purple-red foliage all season long, a stunning color companion to the Flame Thrower®'s shifting palette
Original: $169.95
-65%$169.95
$59.48
Description
Flame Thrower® Redbud Tree — The Most Dramatic Foliage of Any Redbud
The Flame Thrower® Redbud takes everything gardeners love about the Eastern Redbud and turns the drama up to maximum. In spring, purple-pink blooms coat the bare branches — just like the classic redbud. But then the leaves emerge in a rich burgundy-red, gradually shifting to golden yellow, then settling into green as summer matures. No other redbud puts on a foliage show like this. It's a tree that looks completely different from one month to the next.
What Makes It Exceptional
- Stunning Color-Shifting Foliage: Leaves emerge burgundy-red in spring, transition through warm yellow, and mature to green — a continuous, evolving display unlike any other tree in the landscape.
- Purple Spring Blooms: Before the leaves even appear, the branches are covered in rich purple-pink flowers that attract early pollinators and signal the start of the season.
- Heart-Shaped Leaves: The classic redbud leaf shape adds a romantic, soft quality to the canopy that complements both modern and cottage garden styles.
- Four-Season Interest: Spring blooms, summer color-shifting foliage, warm fall tones, and an architectural winter silhouette — every season brings something new.
- Right-Sized for Most Landscapes: Reaches a graceful 20–25 ft. at maturity — ideal for smaller yards, as a patio specimen, or as a layered accent in larger gardens.
- Low Maintenance: Adaptable to a wide range of soils, minimal pruning required, and naturally resistant to most pests and diseases.
Growing Guide
- Light: Full sun to part shade
- Water: Regular watering until established; drought-tolerant thereafter
- Hardiness: USDA Zones 5–9
- Mature Height: 20–25 ft.
- Bloom Time: Early spring (March–April), before leaves emerge
- Available Size: 4–5 ft.
There's a particular moment in late April when the Flame Thrower®'s leaves are transitioning from burgundy to gold — both colors present at once, the whole canopy glowing warm in the afternoon light. It's the kind of thing that makes you stop and stare.
Explore More Redbud & Specimen Trees
- Eastern Redbud Tree — the classic native redbud with brilliant magenta-pink spring blooms and heart-shaped green foliage
- Bloodgood Japanese Maple — deep purple-red foliage all season long, a stunning color companion to the Flame Thrower®'s shifting palette
