The Judas tree (Cercis), also known as the heart tree or love tree, develops lush flower clusters not only on the young shoots and branches, but also on the perennial wood and even directly on the trunk. This botanical feature and the immense, pink or white flowers make the Judas tree an exotic eye-catcher both in the garden and in the bucket. However, the butterfly-like flowers are not only beautiful to look at, but even edible.
The beautiful flowers of the Judas tree are not poisonous but even edible
The flowers of the Judas tree are edible
The beautifully shaped and intensely colored blossoms decorate both salads and desserts in their raw form and conjure up a wonderful contrast. Their taste is quite mildly sour-sweet. Some gardeners also eat the legumes that ripen between August and September, although their idiosyncratic aroma is not necessarily for everyone. In addition, the fruits and seeds, but also the leaves - in contrast to the flowers - can lead to slight symptoms of poisoning in sensitive people and should therefore be avoided above all by children and pets.
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The Judas tree can be easily propagated by the seeds that ripen in the fruit.