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Redbuds of Pennsyltucky Yes folks, redbud trees have become the most popular nursery tree in these parts of Pennsyltucky. By J.R. "Plant Geek" Brower I remember them well from my 10 years in Kentucky. Redbud trees in the springtime are so beautiful, mixed in with the dogwoods and other forest greenery. Up here in Pennsyltucky, we have plenty of dogwoods, but redbud trees are somewhat rare to see in the woods. Still, you do see small clusters of redbuds occasionally along wooded highways and interstates. Having been downsized from the oil and gas industry last year, I am now a horticultural worker at a large greenhouse nursery called Trax Farms. Customers have been requesting redbud trees for their yards since I started working there in May. I love Redbud trees, but I never knew there were so many exotic varieties. I believe Eastern Redbuds,like in the photo sent separately, are the standard in Kentucky. We had a few at the nursery in the spring, and they sold fast, so other varieties were ordered, because no more originals could be found around these parts. Yesterday, a lady called requesting a redbud tree. We only had one, but it wasn't the variety she wanted, Silvercloud. We only had one variety of redbud left, a nice healthy Rising Sun Redbud with poplar-type leaves. Yes folks, redbud trees have become the most popular nursery tree in these parts of Pennsyltucky. As far as redbud varieties go, ya'll know you've got your, Tennessee Pinks, Mexican Purples, Chinese, Western, Judas Tree (from Asia) and finally your Rubye Atkinson with pure pink flowers. I read an article recently in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that talked about a horticultural group that began handing out free baby Eastern Redbud trees in April to help get it more established around here. Their ultimate goal is to plant a whole bunch of them at Point State Park in downtown Pittsburgh to kind of compete with the spring cherry blossoms in Washington DC. I have plenty of dogwood trees in my yard. I don't usually plant redbud trees alongside them, but when I do, it will have to be an Eastern Redbud. If they run out of them, before I get one, I guess I would settle for a Tennessee Pink, which according to Southern Living magazine has "true pink flowers". This story was posted on 2017-10-13 13:34:46
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