The redbud is in the broad legume family and, as such, its fruit is a small pea-pod, approximately three inches long, which is flat with a very thin skin. Redbud trees, which grow 20 to 30 feet tall, ...

Redbud can be utilized as a specimen, patio or lawn tree, in small groups or naturalized plantings. Eastern redbud is excellent with spring-flowering bulbs such as daffodils and tulips that are in ...

The Eastern redbud tree, with its pink-purple flowers, is one of the first brilliantly colored signs of spring in Michigan. National Park Service.