In Appalachia, spring doesn’t just arrive — it creeps in slowly, teasing warm days before pulling back with a late frost.

Blossoming across the eastern U.S. in spring, redbud trees were notably important during the settlement of the Appalachian ...

But the real herald of spring, the one that says winter has finally loosened its grip, is the redbud tree. Scattered along roadsides and tucked into the edges of forests, redbuds light up the ...