Redbud trees bloom in early spring before their leaves appear. The unusual blooming habit of buds sprouting directly on branches is called cauliflory. Discover the perfect redbud tree for your garden.

This low-maintenance tree provides beautiful spring blooms and is relatively easy to care for, requiring very little in the way of pruning.

Redbuds are deciduous trees adored for their pink or white spring flowers and unique heart-shaped leaves. Pruning helps keep redbuds healthy and productive, so knowing when and how to prune a redbud ...

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Q: My landscaper is recommending a redbud tree in the planter attached to my pool. I asked him if that’s a good tree to plant so close to the pool. He said it was, because it wasn’t messy and was ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at gnogardening@agcenter.lsu.edu. I have a redbud tree that I planted last spring. Hurricane Ida blew all ...

Redbuds in bloom are a most welcome harbinger of spring. Their dense clusters of magenta flowers bloom early, providing splashes of color against a winter landscape of browns and grays. Is the name ...

"A hardy variant of redbud appeared in a mass screening of seedlings planted at the Horticultural Research Center many years ago. Before the 'Minnesota Strain' was developed in 1992, few large ...

Q: My eastern redbud, albeit, leaning, seems to be healthy and has bloomed for several years. I noticed in the spring that it has an area that is moist and weeping on its trunk. Should I be concerned ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Oklahoma redbud tree is a staple in the Sooner State, and the rain coming right in the middle of the budding season only makes ...

The redbud tree became the official Oklahoma state tree under Gov. David Hall on June 24th, 1971. FC Tulsa showed off the redbud-inspired kits which will be entirely pink, with black accents, and ...