How to Use redbud in a Sentence

redbud

noun
  • One of my favorite trees, the redbud, is in full bloom right now.
    — Cori Brown, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 17 Apr. 2021
  • Plant a small tree like a redbud or dogwood there instead.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
  • By next week, they’ll be replaced with more hearty redbud and katsura trees.
    — oregonlive, 19 Feb. 2020
  • The redbuds bloomed, but in the limestone buildings, most of the doors were locked.
    — Christine Fernando, Indianapolis Star, 11 Apr. 2020
  • Trees which are available are maple, oak, conifer, dogwoods, spruce and redbud.
    — Forrest Sellers, Cincinnati.com, 29 Mar. 2018
  • If a low branch on a redbud tree is causing a problem, remove it.
    — NOLA.com, 2 Sep. 2017
  • Among the redbuds and silver maples that fringed the hillsides, the light turned the color of ash.
    — Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024
  • In spring, the shoreline turns pale purple with blooming redbud trees.
    — The Editors, Outside Online, 15 Apr. 2019
  • At the heart of the school sits a giant redbud tree with branches connecting to all three wings.
    — Austin American-Statesman, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Spence is looking forward to the pink blooms of her Western redbud.
    — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
  • An annual top dressing of compost or leaf mold will help keep a redbud happy.
    — Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2021
  • 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
  • Remove low-hanging limbs of small trees, such as crabapples, redbuds, and crape myrtles, back to the main stem or trunk.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Spring also beckons nature lovers, who can enjoy the redbud and dogwood trees in bloom.
    — Julekha Dash, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2026
  • The redbud had a purple ribbon and purple balloons on either side.
    — Bill Leukhardt, courant.com, 27 Apr. 2018
  • The fragrant white blooms appear in early spring shortly after the redbud blooms.
    — Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 19 July 2019
  • My eastern redbud, albeit, leaning, seems to be healthy and has bloomed for several years.
    — Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Mar. 2023
  • That redbud tree bursts with edible pink blossoms before leafing out.
    — Rita Nader Heikenfeld, The Enquirer, 6 Apr. 2024
  • 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
  • And the area has been decorated with new redbud, locust and magnolia trees.
    — Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, 4 June 2018
  • Of course, there are Japanese maples, mimosa or silk trees, and Eastern redbud trees.
    — oregonlive, 28 June 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
  • An eastern redbud, on the other hand, will give you similar pink flowers but with less maintenance.
    — Karen Hugg, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
  • After all, what would a Kentucky spring be without a dogwood, a magnolia or a redbud.
    — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 13 Dec. 2019
  • The brilliant displays of dogwoods, magnolias, redbuds and others signal all is well in the tree world.
    — Joe Heim, Washington Post, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Purple blossoms furred the redbuds along his driveway; here and there beneath them were sprays of yellow forsythia.
    — Jamie Quatro, Harper's Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Some of our favorite tree species, from maples to redbuds, are susceptible to what’s known as vascular wilt diseases.
    — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 13 Sep. 2024
  • Trees planted include new Texas redbud, desert willow, brodie juniper and sweetgum.
    — Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2026
  • 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
  • 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

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