How to Use redbud in a Sentence

redbud

noun
  • 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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