Nature, in all its wondrous glory,
Has produced much prettier things, for sure;
But, something within me moves each time
I feel the flowering redbud tree’s allure.
from “Redbud Tree” by Bill Galvin
The redbud tree is one of the first indications of spring in these parts. Though the trees bloomed a little later this year and had to compete with the other beautiful blooms, they held their own and drew my attention each time I encountered them.
You can find out more about the tree by checking out the links below:
- For general information on the redbud, see this Fact Sheet on the Eastern Redbud
- Redbuds are edible! My fellow blogger at Lloyd’s Lens Photography talks about redbuds in an April Forage Friday post.
- Did you know there’s a Christian legend about the redbud tree that is similar to the Legend of the Dogwood?
- I’m not crazy about the two photos above. I have better photos, but [ugh!] I’m too sleepy to look through hundreds of spring photos. For now, enjoy the beautiful two from a June 2014 post (near the end of the short post).
I am joining Parul Thakur for #ThursdayTreeLove every second and fourth Thursday of the month. If you would like to play along, post a picture of a tree on your blog and link it back to her latest #treelove post.
Pics and Posts 
This is a new species for me! The blossoms growing out of the main trunk give it a unique character. Beautiful!! Thanks for sharing !!
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You’re welcome! Thanks for reading! It is a tree that “remains” beautiful through its various seasons. Maybe, I’ll do a “tree love” on that some time!
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Oh love!!! Rest well when you can!!
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Trying hard to!
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Thank you very much for the shout out! ❤
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You’re welcome! Happy to do so!
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cool
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Thank you!
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I first made the acquaintance of the redbud while living in Wichita, Kansas some 40 years ago. Our next door neighbor had one and it was so beautiful. If you drive through Virginia at just the right time, you see them blooming everywhere on the highways. I love redbuds and don’t know why the redbud on my property in upstate New York died over the winter. I am mourning it.
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Oh no! I’m sorry your redbud died. 😦 It always makes me sad when trees die.
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This is so beautiful. I am not sure if we have redbuds in India but there are a few trees I see where the colors are similar. I don’t know if they are redbuds. This is lovely and I hope spring is there, Chandra.
Thanks for linking up! Hope to see you on the 13th.
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Spring is gone and summer is here. But still, there are flowers.
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Gorgeous ! Never seen such trees before with red spikes of flowers. Thanks for sharing
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Thank you, Unitshta!
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