Have you ever sat beneath the branches of a stately weeping willow in full bloom in late winter? Or have you ever taken in ...

Flowering trees can make a big statement when they're in full bloom. Every yard should have at least one such tree.

Becky Sladek had some questions about her two-year-old Eastern Redbud tree. Her tree bloomed and the leaves were unfolding, but she wondered if she should prune it now. The good news is that this ...

The eastern redbud is a small (15-30 feet) native understory tree which blooms early spring and the pinkish-purple flowers remain colorful for a month. The flower clusters which are borne along ...

Eastern redbud works great in the home landscape due to its medium size. It grows 20-30 feet tall and 25-35 feet wide. Eastern redbud is hardy in USDA Zones 4-9.

Orcharding requires effort, but the resulting yields of fresh fruit make it all worthwhile. One of the most important aspects of growing fruit trees is pruning. This applies to large commercial and ...

Pruning an apple tree can seem like a daunting task if you have never done it before. Like most other skills, you start out slowly learning the basics to help build confidence. Then once the ...

With its small pink flowers, this tree is one of the first brilliantly colored signs of spring in Michigan. The eastern redbud is a haven for pollinators and ideal for planting in yards.

The Eastern redbud has showier blooms but has more trouble surviving our long hot, often dry summers. Often hidden in a similar location in the shade tree border is a leaning hedge of Mexican buckeye.

And if you are thinking now of Judas Tree as a common name, that belongs to the Eastern redbud ... basket artists prune the shrubs to encourage the new growth. As a legume, redbud is an edible ...

Is the name redbud really the best our ancestors could come up with for this beautiful tree? How could they call that color ... of yellow turning to red and brown rival that of some eastern hardwoods.