A: The Mexican redbud is somewhat smaller than an Eastern redbud, plus it usually grows in clumps with multiple trunks. Their mature height (and spread) is 15 to 20 feet. For the uninitiated, the ...

If you listen to Jerry Parson’s and my radio show Gardening South Texas, you know we have been emphasizing that this is a good time to plant shade trees. (The show airs on KLUP (AM 930) from noon to 2 ...

One of my favorite flowering trees has always been the eastern redbud, Cercis canadensis. Native to much of eastern and central North America, from Canada through Mexico, redbud is one of the earliest ...

Q: My landscaper is recommending a redbud tree in the planter attached to my pool. I asked him if that’s a good tree to plant so close to the pool. He said it was, because it wasn’t messy and was ...

Q: I can never find Cercis occidentalis, western redbud, at local nurseries. Any idea where I can locate it? A: Thanks for giving me the Latin name for this tree instead of just western redbud, ...