: any of several deciduous shrubs or trees (genus Cercis) of the legume family with usually pale rosy-pink flowers
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For example, redbud (Cercis canadansis) is a native tree that is robust and lovely, with lavender-pink flowers that bloom along its dark branches.
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Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
Zoom out: To see hundreds of Japanese cherry blossoms (not redbuds), head to North Park, home of the Pittsburgh Sakura Project that maintains 250 ornamental cherry trees.
—Chrissy Suttles, Axios, 2 Apr. 2025
Examples include cherry, crabapple, lilac, plum, redbud, and serviceberry.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2025
Depending on your hardiness zone, shrubs and trees like forsythia, azaleas, camellias, redbuds, cherries, plums, dogwoods, and star magnolias are also putting on a show in gardens.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 26 Feb. 2025
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Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
Zoom out: To see hundreds of Japanese cherry blossoms (not redbuds), head to North Park, home of the Pittsburgh Sakura Project that maintains 250 ornamental cherry trees.
—Chrissy Suttles, Axios, 2 Apr. 2025
Examples include cherry, crabapple, lilac, plum, redbud, and serviceberry.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2025
Depending on your hardiness zone, shrubs and trees like forsythia, azaleas, camellias, redbuds, cherries, plums, dogwoods, and star magnolias are also putting on a show in gardens.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Redbud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redbud. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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