: any of several deciduous shrubs or trees (genus Cercis) of the legume family with usually pale rosy-pink flowers
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Some plants that need this process, called cold stratification, include milkweed, purple coneflower, black-eyed Susan and redbud, among many others.
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Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Many people consider redbuds, although their flowers are more pink than red, to be the most brilliant of all spring-flowering trees.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 27 Dec. 2025
Her dad planted a redbud tree, in bad soil, outside her bedroom window.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025
For example, opt for small trees such as Japanese maple, flowering dogwood, crabapple, serviceberry, and redbud rather than towering shade trees.
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—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 July 2025
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Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Many people consider redbuds, although their flowers are more pink than red, to be the most brilliant of all spring-flowering trees.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 27 Dec. 2025
Her dad planted a redbud tree, in bad soil, outside her bedroom window.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025
For example, opt for small trees such as Japanese maple, flowering dogwood, crabapple, serviceberry, and redbud rather than towering shade trees.
4.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 July 2025
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“Redbud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redbud. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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