The Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis) tree is native to Appalachia, and indigenous peoples have used the flowers, buds and seed pods as a food and medicinal source for centuries. Redbud is rich in ...

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

The eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis) signals springtime by putting on a proliferation of little pink flowers before it even sprouts leaves. These ornamental trees also offer a perfect pop of ...

As spring approached last year, I decided to write an article about the smoke tree, one of my favorite “highway trees”. I ...