
Eastern Red Buds. Learn all about eastern redbud trees, including planting and care information. This is a small tree native to the eastern United States.
Distribution: Eastern redbud is native to the eastern and south-central United States, southward to Pests and Potential Problems Eastern redbud has relatively few pests.
Specifics Common name(s): Eastern Redbud Family: Leguminosae Eastern Redbuds grow well in full sun in the northern part of its range but will benefit.
The leaves are alternate and heart-shaped with a smooth margin. Noted for its showy spring flowers, Cercis canadensis (Eastern Redbud) is a deciduous, often multi-trunked tree with a graceful, rounded crown and horizontally tiered branches. It is very ornamental in spring with small, clustered, rose-purple flowers covering the bare branches before the leaves.
