How to Use redbud in a Sentence
redbud
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The redbuds bloomed, but in the limestone buildings, most of the doors were locked.
— Christine Fernando, Indianapolis Star, 11 Apr. 2020 -
One of my favorite trees, the redbud, is in full bloom right now.
— Cori Brown, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 17 Apr. 2021 -
Its trunk grows straight but the redbud’s branches do not.
— Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2022 -
The redbud is one of the most beautiful and useful trees in the garden and deserves more use.
— Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2021 -
By next week, they’ll be replaced with more hearty redbud and katsura trees.
— oregonlive, 19 Feb. 2020 -
If a low branch on a redbud tree is causing a problem, remove it.
— NOLA.com, 2 Sep. 2017 -
Trees which are available are maple, oak, conifer, dogwoods, spruce and redbud.
— Forrest Sellers, Cincinnati.com, 29 Mar. 2018 -
In spring, the shoreline turns pale purple with blooming redbud trees.
— The Editors, Outside Online, 15 Apr. 2019 -
It should be used like a dogwood or redbud, on the edge of a wooded area, perhaps to announce a path into the shade garden.
— Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 1 Jan. 2020 -
The most common cause of upward cupping of leaves is a reaction to drought, and this is true both of redbud trees and cucurbits.
— oregonlive, 16 July 2023 -
The fragrant white blooms appear in early spring shortly after the redbud blooms.
— Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 19 July 2019 -
Of course, there are Japanese maples, mimosa or silk trees, and Eastern redbud trees.
— oregonlive, 28 June 2020 -
The memorial plaque would be flanked by two flowering redbud trees that would produce white blossoms in the spring.
— Steven Litt, cleveland, 9 July 2020 -
Ahead, our top picks for the prettiest pink flowering trees: 1 Redbud One of the first trees to bloom in the spring, the tiny hot pink blooms of redbud appear before the foliage.
— Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 1 May 2023 -
The redbud had a purple ribbon and purple balloons on either side.
— Bill Leukhardt, courant.com, 27 Apr. 2018 -
The brilliant displays of dogwoods, magnolias, redbuds and others signal all is well in the tree world.
— Joe Heim, Washington Post, 21 Apr. 2023 -
That explains the papery, peapod-like seedpods hanging from the redbud in my backyard.
— John Kelly, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2023 -
My eastern redbud, albeit, leaning, seems to be healthy and has bloomed for several years.
— Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Mar. 2023 -
After all, what would a Kentucky spring be without a dogwood, a magnolia or a redbud.
— Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 13 Dec. 2019 -
An annual top dressing of compost or leaf mold will help keep a redbud happy.
— Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2021 -
Earlier this year, just before a big rain, Wong dug two holes, one on each side of her restaurant, and planted two skinny redbud trees.
— Star Tribune, 2 Oct. 2020 -
And the area has been decorated with new redbud, locust and magnolia trees.
— Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, 4 June 2018 -
Tree varieties native to the county include red maple, tulip poplar, white oak, black walnut, eastern red cedar and redbud.
— Staff Report, The Aegis, 27 Mar. 2018 -
The oaks, redbud and other flora might have a trace of green buds starting to emerge in some areas, but most flora is still in winter hibernation.
— Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 26 Feb. 2020 -
Among trees listed on the plans are maples, birch, ginkgoes, white firs and white pine, along with such ornamentals as redbud, dogwood, magnolia and lilacs.
— Rick Romell, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 17 June 2019 -
An eastern redbud, on the other hand, will give you similar pink flowers but with less maintenance.
— Karen Hugg, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024 -
Now the flowers on red maple don’t hold a candle to your garden variety cherry, magnolia or redbud.
— Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 9 Feb. 2018 -
This is such a joy to see, not forgetting the bridal-wreath spiraeas, forsythias, star magnolias, daffodils, redbuds and camellias that also make this a beautiful time of year.
— Nancy Brachey, charlotteobserver, 5 Mar. 2018 -
The side streets, which will be determined later, will include crimson sunset maples, easter redbuds and princeton gold maples.
— John Benson, cleveland, 23 Sep. 2019 -
Available trees include red maple, red oak, chinquapin oak, redbud and desert willow, according to the Foundation.
— Teri Webster, Dallas News, 26 Oct. 2020
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