Keely McGowan from the University of Missouri Extension Office shares some quick facts about Redbud trees, which are currently in bloom around the Ozarks. Did you know that you can eat the buds?

The eastern redbud is a small (15-30 feet) native understory tree which blooms early spring and the pinkish-purple flowers remain colorful for a month.

The redbud is in the broad legume family and, as such, its fruit is a small pea-pod, approximately three inches long, which is flat with a very thin skin. Redbud trees, which grow 20 to 30 feet tall, ...

Redbud trees (Cercis) are renowned for their fantastic spring flowering displays. There are 10 redbud species throughout the northern hemisphere, including the native eastern redbud ...

Trees evolved something like 350 million years ago, photosynthetic microbes are estimated to have existed about 3.4 billion years ago, so trees are the young upstarts really.

The redbud is one of the most beautiful and useful trees in the garden and deserves more use. Of small to medium stature, it is perfectly sized for a number of domestic applications and settings.

Initiative plants native eastern redbud trees in Pittsburgh 02:18. PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- It's finally beginning to feel and look like spring. Washington D.C. is known for its cherry blossoms but ...

Native redbud trees provide year-round interest with blooms, leaves and seed pods By Brandi Keller , Correspondent March 2, 2023 The redbud, native to Texas, provides year-round interest with ...

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.

RALEIGH. Billboard owners would be able to cut more trees along North Carolina highways under a bill approved by the House. The bill would expand the “view zone” for each billboard, allowing ...