A variety of cherry, dogwood and
redbud trees ornament the landscape as well.
Most farmers don't even wait for the
redbuds or robins to herald spring before they begin their seasonal chores.
For those who prefer more apolitical plantings, American Forests also offers such wellborn trees as Johnny Appleseed rambo apples, Clara Barton
redbuds, Walden Woods red maples and, direct from Graceland, Elvis Presley weeping willows.
The flowering trees include: two Sargent crabapples, three American
redbuds, two Washington hawthorns and three white flowering dogwoods.
In my area, for example, one of the most reliable indicators is the
redbuds blooming in the woods.
Factor in the magnificent floral display provided by the
redbuds, cherries, flowering crabapples and star magnolias, and the freeze damage experienced by some plants becomes even more confusing.
You can buy and plant flowering shrubs in containers, including flowering quinces, forsythias, magnolias, and
redbuds.
Having lost five trees since buying the house, Rick added two
redbuds, a perennial hibiscus, a Bradford pear, and two pink dogwoods along the driveway on the east side of the house.
He helped communities plant maples on East Lafayette,
redbuds on Port, and pears on Chester.
On land, the most impressive spring display is put on by western
redbuds. The deep pink blooms of the large shrub contrast pleasingly with the green hills.
Redbuds work especially well among evergreens that contrast with its color and shelter it from intense sunlight.
Another planter, Congressman Buddy Darden, later donated 500
redbuds.
Could you imagine life without the joyous color of
redbuds and cherry blossoms?
