Claim to fame: It’s hard to miss the colorful purple patches that redbuds add to Ozarks woodland areas in early spring. The early blooming of this tree gives it a special charm because it begins ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley Farmers and Gardeners. Hope everyone enjoyed a blessed Easter with family and friends. Lots of Easter egg hunts occurred in the Valley last weekend. Backyard gardeners are ...

In terms of scenic signs of spring in the Ozarks, eastern redbud trees and flowering dogwoods are at the top of most people's lists. Regardless of what your level of outdoors interest is, you'll ...

We’re fortunate in south Louisiana to enjoy several winter-flowering small trees, including redbuds and flowering cherries. And now is a good time to plant them. The most common redbud species, the ...

Can you please identify this very unusual tree that I found growing in the woods behind our house? The flowers are actually growing out of the trunk of the tree and not on any of the stems or branches ...

Q: The redbud across the street had March blooms on the trunk and branches. It was beautiful and quite the bee attractor, but what is this phenomenon? K.M., Houston A: The term for this ...

Dear Art: My No. 1 choice would be redbud. It is native. It is beautiful in all stages. The heart-shaped leaves are lovely. The flowers on the bare stems are almost as beautiful as dogwood. The bark ...

Q. Can you identify this tree that I saw in Huntington Beach? It is flowering all along the trunk. A. The tree that you saw is a redbud, a popular deciduous flowering tree. There are a number of ...

Although it's difficult now to look out the window at our snow-covered yards and gardens and envision the colors of spring blooms, in just a few short weeks the first colors will appear nonetheless.