: any of several deciduous shrubs or trees (genus Cercis) of the legume family with usually pale rosy-pink flowers
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Some selections still standing after a major storm within the 20- to 35-foot range include crape myrtles, hollies, redbud, sand live oaks, tree ligustrums and winged elms.
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Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2026
Tyler and Cora steady a western redbud sapling as Atticus holds up a bag of soil and Eliza shovels out the fragrant earth.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026
There were bladderpods just starting to put out yellow flowers, prickly Shaw agaves beside bright yellow-orange poppies, Western redbuds with round leaves, wild marigolds, clumps of Mexican rush and Howard McMinn manzanita, as well as sunset manzanita and dozens more.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2026
Look for smaller trees like Eastern redbud or American hornbeam that don’t have destructive roots.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 11 May 2026
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Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2026
Tyler and Cora steady a western redbud sapling as Atticus holds up a bag of soil and Eliza shovels out the fragrant earth.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026
There were bladderpods just starting to put out yellow flowers, prickly Shaw agaves beside bright yellow-orange poppies, Western redbuds with round leaves, wild marigolds, clumps of Mexican rush and Howard McMinn manzanita, as well as sunset manzanita and dozens more.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2026
Look for smaller trees like Eastern redbud or American hornbeam that don’t have destructive roots.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 11 May 2026
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“Redbud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redbud. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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