All About Eastern Redbuds - My Favorite Trees 

Merlot is a real class act ...stunning small tree

I love how enthusiastic you are about redbuds! Such a beautiful tree! Thanks for the info and tips! I have the tiniest tree right now at about 6'! I hope to have something as beautiful as yours one day! 💖

I always enjoy your videos, they are loaded with the information I need. Two years ago I moved from Michigan (zone 4), where I had many gardens and a beautiful redbud that served as the archway into my flagstone patio. Now I am in Florida on the edge of zones 8 and 9. Am loving the challenge and some of my new options, but I am sad to see that redbud is not one of them. Perhaps wanting a redbud here is simply sentimental. I will be looking at the many options available to me and watching more videos. Have Fun!

This is a wonderful video. Thank you for the education.

Thank you for sharing all your knowledge. I have always like redbuds even before i knew their name:-)

I love your video! Thank you so much!

Eastern redbuds are one of my favorite trees as well. This was another very helpful video. Thank you.

I've transplanted a few that were very young. They were seedlings in a spot they had no chance of growing to maturity. Probably MY favorite tree too!

These are beautiful. I think my favourite of the ones shown, would be the Carolina Sweetheart. Those leaves looked gorgeous. Would love to see them purple as you described.

Thanks for the great video

Rising sun is one of my FAVORITE trees. Absolutely stunning!

I just planted a Flamethrower Redbud. It's so windy today and I already have a broken branch lol but overall it's beautiful and I cannot wait to get the Sweet Carolina Redbud too!

Great information!

great video beautiful trees thank you for sharing

1:00 As soon as you say "this is a rally beautiful tree" the tree bends down into camera view like "HEY" haha :D

Love redbud!!!

It's going to be fir our grandkids to enjoy

Jim, love the channel. great landscape in NC, from In, Ky, Oh area. I never want to leave when we go to NC. love the redbuds. got two in yard as memorial gifts. 'Appalachian Red' and Im not sure. ordered 25 from Mi looking fwd to potting them up for a while. thanks Joe.

I added two Eastern Redbuds to my yard last year. Really looking forward to seeing these once they mature. My neighbor has one that looks amazing for about 2 weeks a year with the bright pink flowers.

Jim, You are my favorite horticulturalist. Thank you for everything you do. I am trying out both the Eastern redbuds and the Rising Sun redbud. They seem to like it here in central Texas.

Great presentation. I was searching for information about Vanilla Twist because I just moved into a home with one of these and noticed what appeared to be a taller bit that wasn't weeping/twisted. That looked like something that would come off a root stock but when I searched for information about these trees from several nurseries none of them mentioned it being grafted/budded. Thanks !

Great video, I can't wait to plant some of these in my little "woodland" area :)

I 'm obsess with Redbuds , last week i bought 5 of them , they are so pretty .

Love Red Buds! But, have never known much about them. Thank you!

Love 💘 love them. I wish I had more shade to grow one or two lol

Those are beautiful trees!!

I just planted one last month and I am very excited about it!

Having trouble choosing between the Dogwood or the Redbud. I believe I prefer a redbud tree. Very Informative video. Thank you.

I seen a bunch of these redbuds in west virginia when we drove through in a late april early may. growing right out of hte cliffs too. and did not know there were white ones gold leaves and I seen a purple leaved one at the state park near me. very pretty

I have one of these in my yard and was unaware of how slow they grow because mine has a trunk diameter of two feet. With a growth factor of 7 it must be well over a hundred years old. The leaves are massive on it.

Great video! I am in zones 7-8 in central Arkansas. I planted a darling lavender twist @10 years ago, but unfortunately didn’t know I needed to stake it while it grew.😢😢 Now it is @4’ + tall, @5’ wide, looks like a very thick umbrella or dome🙂but the limbs touch the ground every single year. I clip them back off the ground, but hurts my heart to have to do that each year. Afraid I will eventually ruin it. They do bloom beautifully, though. I get lots of compliments on it. Just wish I had known better back when it was young. Also, it gets sun most of day, and leaves burn a bit towards the end of Summer. Wish I had the guts to move it. Thanks for your informative videos, Jim.

I planted 2 last year and I'm crossing my fingers that they will be beautiful and thrive in my New York country house!

I planted 10 of them alongside my driveway because we had bad water runoff. They are super fast growing, in 3 years they looked fully grown up and around 15 ft tall. I had the bare root ones u get 10 for $10 every year from the arborday. lets just say i had at least 30 of them in my yard before I moved.Will be moving again to what i'm hoping to be my forever home and plan on planting them all over the place again.

I am in TN and had Eastern Redbud.

I planted a Texas redbud last year and I love it.

Heart shaped foliage .very awes

Good info..thanks..

YO I LOVE THIS TREE IMMA GET THIS TREE

We had one in our basement all summer and jus planted it ..my gram had one very beautiful tree .we also planted 50 tulip bulbs

They grow wild here, in fact one sprouted right in the perfect spot in front of my house! I have been trying to protect it from the guy who mows my yard, because he’s determined to kill it lol. I just purchased “Forest Pansy” and look forward to enjoying its shade on my patio.

Great info! Now I need to find room in my yard for one 😏🙌🏼

My Merlot Eastern Redbud is my fav tree. The purple is AMAZING! It just looks surreal. Unfortunately the main part of the trunk top about 6ft tall broke in a storm so it hasn’t grown any taller but man it’s like 14’ in diameter with the branches and creates an amazing canopy. The branches grow so long they almost touch the ground and I have to trim them back so they don’t break (and cause my dad whines about them when he mowed the lawn with the riding mower 🙄). But it’s my pride and joy! We have some mimosa trees that have a lot of lichen this year and about 6 black Cherry trees (they don’t actually produce cherries) that are dropping leaves like crazy from black spot disease and I’m so terrified my Merlot is going to get sick too. But yea, I love eastern redbuds. We have so many around our yard in our “natural privacy fence” (we just let about a 5’ space around our yard that we don’t now) and tulip trees, redbuds, mimosas and other grow like crazy. I’m going to see if I can graft another eastern redbud onto the top to give it more structure so we’ll see!

I have Alley Cat. It's variegated and supposed to be in full sun. But full sun in West Tennessee can be brutal so I planted it in light shade and it's a beautiful tree. I saw a Rising Sun in full sun and it was gloriously beautiful all summer so I bought and planted on in full sun too. It's looking good. I also bought a Carolina Sweetheart. It gets full morning sun and it looks fabulous. Red Bud Trees are wonderful trees to live with.

Hi Jim, as soon as I saw your blooming blue hydrangea I had to subscribe. Thanks for showing all the different varieties of redbuds. I had known idea there were so many. I live in northern il. How do I decide which one to buy! 🥴 Great video. 👍🏼❤️

You rock!... I live in Fayetteville,nc bought my 1st home this yr. The 1st plant I bought was an Eastern Redbud for 21.95 in a 2gallon... Its green foliage, I see some yellow heart shape foliage now. It does get decent sun.. I keep it water good... I cant wait to see the purple foliage you have.

I have a ruby falls redbud I planted this year. Love the look. I want to get a lavender twist or a vanilla twist next yeat

Just got a Minnesota strain Eastern Redbud..I'm in North East PA. Planting it about 4 feet from a privacy fence. Hopefully I can shape it up over the 6 ft fence on that one side ..

This is an olde video, I was searching flame thrower redbud. I'm in the central valley of California, zone 9b. I have had a Oklahoma red bud in my small full sun back yard (my only tree) for 5 or 6 years. It's GORGEOUS and doing really well. We get high heat, high wind, and low humidity. It gets a little stressed by late summer, but we haven't had any health issues. I keep it cleaned up by removing unnecessary interior growth and I cut back the sides and bottoms in late spring. We love this showy tree. We want to add a flame thrower to our front yard, but it's so new there are no mature tree photos out there. I'm a little leary.

Thank you for the video. I live in Memphis TN 7b and has a south facing front yard without shade. Will Forest pansy survive in full sun? Love the purple foliage of this tree.

Hi Jim, Thanks for the great information about the red bud trees! I have a forest pansy RB it’s about a year old. It flowered and now has the red leaves. What do I do with the new clusters of flowers growing at the trunk of the tree?

They look like they're related to peas because they are! They're in the same botanical family. Hard to believe that a tree can be related to an annual plant that grows on a vine, but there you go.

Well if you like the ones that he's shown, then you have to check out flamethrower! Ordered mine this spring should be here in a couple months they do sell out fast. Flamethrower

I just found your UTube channel and have been enjoying seeing all that you do at your new location, it is going to be beautiful; you’ve got great ideas and plans for it. I just watched your episode about red bud trees and I have a question; btw I love red buds but don’t see too many of them in our area. I know your are familiar with my area because you mentioned Loxley in one of your video’s, I am right down the road in Fairhope. Do you know if there is a variety that does well in our zone 9a?

Great show ,which is popular tree truck or schrub like red bud.thanks

I received the Eastern Redbud from a Tree share....I have not been able to put it in the ground as I am in Boston but it is protected in a 15 gallon bucket.

Have you ever tried propagating them from the seed pods? I have an Eastern redbud that was given to me as a 1 foot sapling, and I would love to grow more now that it's producing pods!

I'm in central NC and my wife and I are finishing up a new house build. I love redbuds and would love to get your opinion on some foundation landscaping...

My new tree had no flowers just sprouted leaves! Hope next year we see the early flowers!

Hi there! Thanks for the informative video!! I would really like to plant this tree but, I have a perennial border which still has space for 1 high stem tree. I was wondering if a redbud lets through enough light for sun/half sun perennials? Als the crown of a redbud is half open?

Thanks for the video! I’m considering the flamethrower for the east side of my house in northern Utah, zone 7. Morning sun, afternoon shade in a protected alcove blocking direct wind and weather. We have frequent 100 degree days in summer with low humidity. Do you think this tree would do well?

I love redbud trees, one of my favorite parts of spring is driving on the highway and see bright flowers of purple peeking through the trees. I'm obsessed with purple/red foliage, I was thinking of getting a black lace elderberry shrub in the garden, do you think they do well in 7B?

I have one purple cultivar called “burgundy hearts” and it performs great exposed to full sun all day in zone 8.

Jim when you fertilize the redbud, do you put fertilizer by the trunk or do you put it around the drip line? Do you use an Espoma fertilizer and if so, may I ask which one? Thank you so much 🌷

I love the redbud! Thanks for the great info. I recently dug up about 5 or 6 saplings. I didn’t know they needed partial shade and I live in a wide open pasture. I’ve been watering them buckets but now I don’t know what to do with them because I don’t want them to die in full Sun and I can’t plant them too close to my house to utilize it’s shade… I don’t know why I just told you all of that. Anyway, great video

Every seed sprouts! I pull hundreds as weeds because neighbors on both sides of me have redbuds hanging over my fence.

Hi Jim, love your show! I wish your nursery was down here in Atlanta so I could stop by and purchase a few things. ☺️ What is the tree to the left of your Forest Pansy? Shown in the drone shot at about 10:39, of your video. It’s several feet taller and appears to have several teardrop shape leaves running down a main stem, water falling down the branches. I was thinking it might be some sort of Locust tree? I lost 5 of my Dogwood trees in the past 10 years, I was told they aged out (60yrs) I would like to replace them but not sure a new tree would survive in deep understory north facing shade. I’ve been considering Dogwood, Crape Myrtle or Redbud trees. I live near Midtown Atlanta which I think is zone 7 I have a rather dense old growth canopy, which includes a few Redbud understory volunteers. I look forward to your thoughts. Thanks!

The Redbuds are just starting to bloom here in Ontario Canada on the north shore of Lake Erie. Redbud blossoms are edible and quite tasty. Jim may I suggest a Tilley hat for sun protection...

Once again you are right on point! I just purchased a Forest Pansy Redbud for my side yard. How much growth should I expect per year in part shade zone 6a?

Are redbuds always wide? I have a frontyard with a space of 16×16 feet. Is there a variety which doesn't goes too wide as I don't want it to be invading neighbors front yard. I love the look of pink flowers of dogwood though. I am in zone 5(waterloo ontario), partial shade.

Hi there! I have two weeping red buds in my backyard that were planted about 2 years ago. I didn’t know what they were, so when I saw the branches hanging low I trimmed them all. Now the branches all grow toward the sky and only a couple grow downward. Have I ruined my tree? 😩

I want to lower the canopy on mine (7a) . It’s about 15 feet tall and I like it thicker on top

Hi Jim, What do you do about redbud leaf roller?

I’m in San Antonio Texas. My Eastern red bud in my back yard has been getting black spot the last couple years. Can you please tell me how to prevent or get rid of it. I absolutely love it and would hate to have to get rid of it.

Are these the same as Merlot Redbuds? I am thinking of planting 3 of these on the west side of my house where it is full TN sun all day.

I planted one of these in memory of my mother in law two years ago. It is about five feet tall now and doing very well. I would like to move it but I just heard you say that they don’t like it. Should I chance it since it is so young ?

nice video brother 😊👍

Our is leaning rght now .but hoping tlc restore it

Hi we were given a bunch of E.R.B. through a free program and because we had so many ( and wanted to plant them all ) we grouped them together in sets of three trees. Maybe not such a good idea? They are doing well but now we are thinking they wont stay that way. Any advice? ps. They are not the fancy cultivars, just ordinary redbud trees.

I got a redbud from the Arbor Foundation, planted the baby tree in a container. The tree did well last year, but now all the leaves are yellow. I transplanted it into the ground. Any ideas, advice? I live in California.

I just purchased an Eastern Redbud from Tractor Supply, will it grow here in central Florida zone 9b?

the flowers are also edible on these trees and taste much like snap peas

Can you use a marphyl soil enhancer or nitrogen liquid fertilizer? If so, how frequent?

We are pretty far north, in high desert SE Idaho where summers are short, hot, and the air is dry. Can any take full sun here? Most of the ones I have seen around town are in part shade, but one seems like it is pretty much in the afternoon sun all day. Also-I would love to know if the squirrels will eat the seed pods. We love the squirrels and if we are going to have a tree dropping crap in fall, it would be nice if the squirrels could at least make use of it. They eat all the maple seeds, so having those little twirly pods all over the ground is not so annoying. Thanks.

Mine has an orange root surfacing on top the ground towards the driveway, Maryland 7a/b. Can I cut it off?

Hi Jim, I'm in southern ontario (canada) and my eastern redbud is growing fast, it's probably over 8 feet in just over two years, which I'm happy about. The leaves are big and green, when can I expect it to turn purple (after how many years)?

I have one that I grew from seed. It is about 4 yrs old and is quite slow growing... maybe too much shade its first couple of yrs. It has yet to produce the pink flowers. How many years does it take for them to produce those pink flowers?

One of the most beautiful trees, I think. I have always wanted one. But, being in zone 8b I’m just scared to plant it. Our sun here in central Texas is brutal. Tfs.

I want the plum colored ones

Another great video! I live in Concord, NC and I planted a young (approx. 5ft) Eastern Redbud this spring. Flowers bloomed and then it leafed out only on the bottom of the tree. Is that because the lower part of the tree is the oldest growth? Thanks!

Where's a good place to buy one ? I'm in Charlotte NC...but willing to try mail order also

I planted Eastern Redbud tree in middle of July of this year. For a week after planting, we had nice warm temperature around 85F+, some rain and clouds in afternoon. Tree looked happy. But then we had 95-103F temps and I noticed some leaves became yellow and it really made me upset. Plus, when people from Home Depot helped me to load tree, they pushed tree recklessly hard in my SUV and I discovered only at home that huge brunch was broken and teared off part of trunk. I have no idea what is going on with the tree and that's why I am here searching for answer or advice. Does Redbud tree go in stress after planting ? Maybe I overwatered this tree? In first two weeks I was watering this tree every other day when we had 95 and no rain. I checked with stick soil and if it was damp, I did not water. I ordered special fertilizer for Redbud trees and special healing paste for Bonsai trees. One what I bought like black spray decided not to use because it looks ugly. Tree is about 7 ft tall and trunk at the bottom is thick, like good 4 inches diameter. Would you please give me any advice. Paid $140 for the tree. Live in zone 5b, Northern Nevada. Also, label on tree indicated "Full sun". My backyard has only morning sun and full blast sun from 11:00 a.m. Cannot plant in front of the house because only backyard has fence and local deers eat everything, including " deer resistant" plants

I need to order some trees from you can you me know how ?

What would cause a red bud to have many thin trunks but growing very tall?

Hi I received 2 free through a program. I don’t know what I’m doing. Not much info on how to plant this tree in a clayey soil. So if you can tell me how to amend my soil so my trees can thrive. Thank you

Do you top trim your tree?

Are the new varieties as big? I had an eastern redbud but a tornado split it in half but it got too big for front yard! It’s the width I am worried about ! I believe I’m zone 7 in eastern Pa

do yu sale redbud trees? where in north carolina are yu located ?

How do I promote more branches to grow? P I purchased a 15ft one today, but is only full at the top. Pretty bare for the most part. I live in Nashville, TN.

As beautiful as the Eastern Redbud is, the downside is the pea pods that developed after the flowering. They drop everywhere and sprout which has been a source of aggravation for me as well as my neighbours. I’m wondering if all Eastern Redbud trees develop these pea pods or could it be there are female versions that only produce them? I live in Ontario, Canada and my Redbud has grown into a very large tree (30 feet) in 10 years and is producing more pea pods every year. I’m afraid that I’ll have to cut it down.

Uh oh. I planted an Eastern Redbud in the northwest corner of my backyard. It pretty much gets full sun. It’s still a young sapling. Wonder if I can move it...