: any of several deciduous shrubs or trees (genus Cercis) of the legume family with usually pale rosy-pink flowers
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Among the redbuds and silver maples that fringed the hillsides, the light turned the color of ash.
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Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024
That redbud tree bursts with edible pink blossoms before leafing out.
—Rita Nader Heikenfeld, The Enquirer, 6 Apr. 2024
In the southern Sierra foothills, blue oaks and redbuds have been spotted in Visalia while fiddlenecks, shooting stars, streambank spring beauties and rusty popcorn flowers have bloomed in Eastwood.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
An eastern redbud, on the other hand, will give you similar pink flowers but with less maintenance.
—Karen Hugg, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
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Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024
That redbud tree bursts with edible pink blossoms before leafing out.
—Rita Nader Heikenfeld, The Enquirer, 6 Apr. 2024
In the southern Sierra foothills, blue oaks and redbuds have been spotted in Visalia while fiddlenecks, shooting stars, streambank spring beauties and rusty popcorn flowers have bloomed in Eastwood.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
An eastern redbud, on the other hand, will give you similar pink flowers but with less maintenance.
—Karen Hugg, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
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“Redbud.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redbud. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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