The blossom of the eastern redbud tree is a herald of spring. From March, pink and purple pea-like blooms open on stems, branches and trunks, illuminating the entire tree in vibrant hues. While the ...

The Redlands tree for March is the Cercis canadensis “Forest Pansy” or purple-leaved eastern redbud tree. This tree is one of a group of trees commonly called eastern redbuds. A member of Fabaceae ...

One of the first trees to bloom in the spring, eastern redbud is known for its many pink pea flower-like blossoms. The flowers bloom on the tree’s bare branches before the leaves appear, creating the ...

As spring approached last year, I decided to write an article about the smoke tree, one of my favorite “highway trees”. I call them that because we often see them putting on a display of color in the ...