redbuds
Early spring trees
Redbuds are small ornamental trees native to North America and Asia, named for their clusters of pink to reddish-purple flowers that bloom directly on branches and trunk in early spring before leaves appear.
The Eastern redbud is common in American landscaping and woodland edges: The redbuds are blooming along the highway.
Flowers on trees
- petalsColored bloom segments
- pinkPale red hue
- magentaVivid purplish-red hue
- floweringProducing reproductive structures
budbreak · spring · pollination · nectar · pollinators · bees · butterflies · showy
Recoiling metal spiral
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
- renewalMaking current again
- vernalRelating to spring
- greeningEnvironmental improvement process
ephemeral · early · April · March · harbinger · seasonal · fleeting · emergence
Sheds foliage seasonally
- understoryForest's lower vegetation tier
- nativeOriginating from a place
- saplingJuvenile woody plant
- canopyOverhead protective covering
trunk · branches · bark · leaves · heart-shaped · woodland · landscape · specimen
blossoms
Flowers on trees
flowering · budbreak · spring · pollination · nectar · pollinators · bees · butterflies · showy · ornamental
spring
Recoiling metal spiral
greening · ephemeral · early · April · March · harbinger · seasonal · fleeting · emergence · succession
deciduous
Sheds foliage seasonally
- understoryForest's lower vegetation tier
- nativeOriginating from a place
- saplingJuvenile woody plant
canopy · trunk · branches · bark · leaves · heart-shaped · woodland · landscape · specimen · cultivar
pink
Pale red hue
rosy · vibrant · vivid · bright · showy · striking · colorful · saturated · fuchsia · cerise
ornamental
For beauty, not function
shade · accent · border · native · wildlife · habitat · birds · seeds · erosion · urban
redbudsdogwoods
Flowering ornamental tree genus
flowering dogwood · serviceberries · magnolias · crabapples · cherry trees
- eastern redbudNative ornamental tree