Cercis canadensis Medicinal then thrives

then thrives

Callicarpa americana 'Bok Tower' is the white-fruited form of the American beautyberry

deliberate growth

thorny frame makes an effective informal hedge or security planting

Cercis canadensis Medicinal then thrivesFew native trees announce spring like Cercis canadensis, the eastern redbud, whose bare branches flush rosy pink and magenta weeks before the dogwoods open. The small pea like flowers cluster not just along the twigs but straight from the older branches and even the trunk, a charming trick called cauliflory, and give way to broad, heart shaped leaves. A small, graceful understory tree of eastern and central North America, redbud belongs in the legume