: any of several deciduous shrubs or trees (genus Cercis) of the legume family with usually pale rosy-pink flowers
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Many small ornamental trees brighten the Chicago region with their spring blooms: redbuds, crabapples, serviceberries, magnolias, wild plums and many more.
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Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
All plants that bloom in the spring, from dogwoods
and azaleas, to tulip magnolias,
forsythia, redbuds, and flowering quince have their flower buds set now, or are finishing up setting them.
—Janet B. Carson, arkansasonline.com, 13 Oct. 2024
For example, redbud (Cercis canadansis) is a native tree that is robust and lovely, with lavender-pink flowers that bloom along its dark branches.
—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
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Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
All plants that bloom in the spring, from dogwoods
and azaleas, to tulip magnolias,
forsythia, redbuds, and flowering quince have their flower buds set now, or are finishing up setting them.
—Janet B. Carson, arkansasonline.com, 13 Oct. 2024
For example, redbud (Cercis canadansis) is a native tree that is robust and lovely, with lavender-pink flowers that bloom along its dark branches.
—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
See All Example Sentences for redbud
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“Redbud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redbud. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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