Well, who knew there's a Cercis chinensis. Is this it? This tree is in the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, so it should not be C. canadensis, and these leaves look sturdier. The other two Cercis that I knew of are C. siliquastrum and C. occidentalis, but both of those are supposed to have rounded leaves, not an attenuated tip like the ones here. I saw a photo of C. chinensis leaves that look just like this to me, with red seed pods. Are these pods just not ripe yet, and does this otherwise look like C. chinensis?
Probably Cercis chinensis 'Avondale', a compact cultivar out of Avondale, New Zealand. 'Avondale' was the only C. chinensis common in local commerce when this was planted (the seedless 'Don Egolf' is now also available).
Wow, I had my doubts that I'd recognize this tree today, if I even could find it, but this is it (note the rocks in the background) so a winter habit photo and some seed pods, though I see those showed up in last summer's photos.
