Cercis, Eastern Weeping Redbud, Canadian Redbud, Judas Tree 'Ruby Falls'

I've seen these growing in Pittsburgh and they are fabulous. The color seems to stay in the leaves all summer, maroon turning to maroon b...Read Morelushed deep dark green.

I bought two bare root Ruby Falls through the mail.
One was planted late autumn and the other very early spring.
Not sure they are alive, as it is April 26 and in Zone 6b the Lavender Twist Weeping Redbuds are blooming.

Maybe they are dead or maybe they take longer to get established due to being bare root/not established or maybe Ruby Falls is a late bloomer?

The established and healthy Ruby Falls I've seen growing in Pittsburgh are so beautiful I will definitely spend more money in an attempt to get one to survive.

This is a brand new plant hybridized by the North Carolina State University researcher Dr. Dennis Werner. With 'Covey' weeping redbud an...Read Mored 'Forest Pansy' redbud as parent plants, this progeny displays purple foliage on a weeping form of this native tree.

'Ruby Falls' will retain the purple color in its foliage through the growing season like 'Forest Pansy', has excellent branching structure, and flowers heavily.

This will probably explode off the charts of woody plant desirability.