Jim, You are my favorite horticulturalist. Thank you for everything you do. I am trying out both the Eastern redbuds and the Rising Sun redbud. They seem to like it here in central Texas.
I have Alley Cat. It's variegated and supposed to be in full sun. But full sun in West Tennessee can be brutal so I planted it in light shade and it's a beautiful tree. I saw a Rising Sun in full sun and it was gloriously beautiful all summer so I bought and planted on in full sun too. It's looking good. I also bought a Carolina Sweetheart. It gets full morning sun and it looks fabulous. Red Bud Trees are wonderful trees to live with.
Hi, i planted a Carolina sweet heart this fall, but in full Sun, I have no shade area to plant it. Zone 7b, it seems to be in to much Sun. How is yours doing?
@@RedCoin91 Hi, The Carolins Sweetheart has grown, but so slowly! It is still less than knee high. It only gets morning sun and is planted under a massive oak tree. I believe it would be much better off had I planted it in full sun. I believe they are capable of prospering in that setting. I has a Rising Sun that grew beautifully in sun and currently have a Flamethrower that is also growing well. Flamethrower gets solid sun all day long. After always using Redbuds as an understory tree it feels odd to place them in sun. Good luck with your new tree.
I just planted a Flamethrower Redbud. It's so windy today and I already have a broken branch lol but overall it's beautiful and I cannot wait to get the Sweet Carolina Redbud too!
I always enjoy your videos, they are loaded with the information I need. Two years ago I moved from Michigan (zone 4), where I had many gardens and a beautiful redbud that served as the archway into my flagstone patio. Now I am in Florida on the edge of zones 8 and 9. Am loving the challenge and some of my new options, but I am sad to see that redbud is not one of them. Perhaps wanting a redbud here is simply sentimental. I will be looking at the many options available to me and watching more videos. Have Fun!
Great presentation. I was searching for information about Vanilla Twist because I just moved into a home with one of these and noticed what appeared to be a taller bit that wasn't weeping/twisted. That looked like something that would come off a root stock but when I searched for information about these trees from several nurseries none of them mentioned it being grafted/budded. Thanks !
This is an olde video, I was searching flame thrower redbud. I'm in the central valley of California, zone 9b. I have had a Oklahoma red bud in my small full sun back yard (my only tree) for 5 or 6 years. It's GORGEOUS and doing really well. We get high heat, high wind, and low humidity. It gets a little stressed by late summer, but we haven't had any health issues. I keep it cleaned up by removing unnecessary interior growth and I cut back the sides and bottoms in late spring. We love this showy tree. We want to add a flame thrower to our front yard, but it's so new there are no mature tree photos out there. I'm a little leary.
I love how enthusiastic you are about redbuds! Such a beautiful tree! Thanks for the info and tips! I have the tiniest tree right now at about 6'! I hope to have something as beautiful as yours one day! 💖
I planted 10 of them alongside my driveway because we had bad water runoff. They are super fast growing, in 3 years they looked fully grown up and around 15 ft tall. I had the bare root ones u get 10 for $10 every year from the arborday. lets just say i had at least 30 of them in my yard before I moved.Will be moving again to what i'm hoping to be my forever home and plan on planting them all over the place again.
I seen a bunch of these redbuds in west virginia when we drove through in a late april early may. growing right out of hte cliffs too. and did not know there were white ones gold leaves and I seen a purple leaved one at the state park near me. very pretty
Jim, love the channel. great landscape in NC, from In, Ky, Oh area. I never want to leave when we go to NC. love the redbuds. got two in yard as memorial gifts. 'Appalachian Red' and Im not sure. ordered 25 from Mi looking fwd to potting them up for a while. thanks Joe.
You rock!... I live in Fayetteville,nc bought my 1st home this yr. The 1st plant I bought was an Eastern Redbud for 21.95 in a 2gallon... Its green foliage, I see some yellow heart shape foliage now. It does get decent sun.. I keep it water good... I cant wait to see the purple foliage you have.
They are great. JC Raulston Arboretum in Raleigh has one of if not the biggest collections of Redbuds and they have several Texas Redbuds in the collection.
I added two Eastern Redbuds to my yard last year. Really looking forward to seeing these once they mature. My neighbor has one that looks amazing for about 2 weeks a year with the bright pink flowers.
My Merlot Eastern Redbud is my fav tree. The purple is AMAZING! It just looks surreal. Unfortunately the main part of the trunk top about 6ft tall broke in a storm so it hasn’t grown any taller but man it’s like 14’ in diameter with the branches and creates an amazing canopy. The branches grow so long they almost touch the ground and I have to trim them back so they don’t break (and cause my dad whines about them when he mowed the lawn with the riding mower 🙄). But it’s my pride and joy! We have some mimosa trees that have a lot of lichen this year and about 6 black Cherry trees (they don’t actually produce cherries) that are dropping leaves like crazy from black spot disease and I’m so terrified my Merlot is going to get sick too. But yea, I love eastern redbuds. We have so many around our yard in our “natural privacy fence” (we just let about a 5’ space around our yard that we don’t now) and tulip trees, redbuds, mimosas and other grow like crazy. I’m going to see if I can graft another eastern redbud onto the top to give it more structure so we’ll see!
They look like they're related to peas because they are! They're in the same botanical family. Hard to believe that a tree can be related to an annual plant that grows on a vine, but there you go.
I'm in central NC and my wife and I are finishing up a new house build. I love redbuds and would love to get your opinion on some foundation landscaping...
They grow wild here, in fact one sprouted right in the perfect spot in front of my house! I have been trying to protect it from the guy who mows my yard, because he’s determined to kill it lol. I just purchased “Forest Pansy” and look forward to enjoying its shade on my patio.
Hi Jim. thanks for all the you tube videos. much appreciated. my wife wants a redbud for our side yard by the driveway..space isn't a problem, however the tree will get full sun from 1 till 4-5 in the summer. partial morning sun. we are in zone 7a, Lancaster Pa. with the sun issue would I be best looking for a different tree? thanks.
These are beautiful. I think my favourite of the ones shown, would be the Carolina Sweetheart. Those leaves looked gorgeous. Would love to see them purple as you described.
Just got a Minnesota strain Eastern Redbud..I'm in North East PA. Planting it about 4 feet from a privacy fence. Hopefully I can shape it up over the 6 ft fence on that one side ..
Well if you like the ones that he's shown, then you have to check out flamethrower! Ordered mine this spring should be here in a couple months they do sell out fast. Flamethrower
I received the Eastern Redbud from a Tree share....I have not been able to put it in the ground as I am in Boston but it is protected in a 15 gallon bucket.
Hi Jim, Thanks for the great information about the red bud trees! I have a forest pansy RB it’s about a year old. It flowered and now has the red leaves. What do I do with the new clusters of flowers growing at the trunk of the tree?
Thank you for the video. I live in Memphis TN 7b and has a south facing front yard without shade. Will Forest pansy survive in full sun? Love the purple foliage of this tree.
Hi there! Thanks for the informative video!! I would really like to plant this tree but, I have a perennial border which still has space for 1 high stem tree. I was wondering if a redbud lets through enough light for sun/half sun perennials? Als the crown of a redbud is half open?
Great video! I am in zones 7-8 in central Arkansas. I planted a darling lavender twist @10 years ago, but unfortunately didn’t know I needed to stake it while it grew.😢😢 Now it is @4’ + tall, @5’ wide, looks like a very thick umbrella or dome🙂but the limbs touch the ground every single year. I clip them back off the ground, but hurts my heart to have to do that each year. Afraid I will eventually ruin it. They do bloom beautifully, though. I get lots of compliments on it. Just wish I had known better back when it was young. Also, it gets sun most of day, and leaves burn a bit towards the end of Summer. Wish I had the guts to move it. Thanks for your informative videos, Jim.
I’m in San Antonio Texas. My Eastern red bud in my back yard has been getting black spot the last couple years. Can you please tell me how to prevent or get rid of it. I absolutely love it and would hate to have to get rid of it.
I love redbud trees, one of my favorite parts of spring is driving on the highway and see bright flowers of purple peeking through the trees. I'm obsessed with purple/red foliage, I was thinking of getting a black lace elderberry shrub in the garden, do you think they do well in 7B?
I love the redbud! Thanks for the great info. I recently dug up about 5 or 6 saplings. I didn’t know they needed partial shade and I live in a wide open pasture. I’ve been watering them buckets but now I don’t know what to do with them because I don’t want them to die in full Sun and I can’t plant them too close to my house to utilize it’s shade… I don’t know why I just told you all of that. Anyway, great video
man, it sounds like you gotta plant some big trees, let em grow for a few years like 3 or 4 big trees and then plant some redbuds under em and make a tiny forest. Idk where your land is, but I might suggest the bald cypress tree, they love full sun and are super hardy trees they like really moist areas best though, they do grow these knots that come out of the ground but its nbd if you're making a tiny forest it will be pretty cool! Good habitat for birds too, the redbud will live for about 50 years, but the bald cypress tree can live for 2000 years and beyond. I just planted one, pretty cool to think I might have planted a tree that could be around in 2000 years.
@@fugooglescum415 hey thanks for the response! I moved the saplings out of the buckets and into the ground (Georgia red clay) and they’ve actually started to really take off! Growing taller and putting out more leaves. I’m really excited. Thanks for the info about the bald cypress, what an epic tree!
Hi Jim, love your show! I wish your nursery was down here in Atlanta so I could stop by and purchase a few things. ☺️ What is the tree to the left of your Forest Pansy? Shown in the drone shot at about 10:39, of your video. It’s several feet taller and appears to have several teardrop shape leaves running down a main stem, water falling down the branches. I was thinking it might be some sort of Locust tree? I lost 5 of my Dogwood trees in the past 10 years, I was told they aged out (60yrs) I would like to replace them but not sure a new tree would survive in deep understory north facing shade. I’ve been considering Dogwood, Crape Myrtle or Redbud trees. I live near Midtown Atlanta which I think is zone 7 I have a rather dense old growth canopy, which includes a few Redbud understory volunteers. I look forward to your thoughts. Thanks!
The Redbuds are just starting to bloom here in Ontario Canada on the north shore of Lake Erie. Redbud blossoms are edible and quite tasty. Jim may I suggest a Tilley hat for sun protection...
Are redbuds always wide? I have a frontyard with a space of 16×16 feet. Is there a variety which doesn't goes too wide as I don't want it to be invading neighbors front yard. I love the look of pink flowers of dogwood though. I am in zone 5(waterloo ontario), partial shade.
I have one that I grew from seed. It is about 4 yrs old and is quite slow growing... maybe too much shade its first couple of yrs. It has yet to produce the pink flowers. How many years does it take for them to produce those pink flowers?
Hi Jim, as soon as I saw your blooming blue hydrangea I had to subscribe. Thanks for showing all the different varieties of redbuds. I had known idea there were so many. I live in northern il. How do I decide which one to buy! 🥴 Great video. 👍🏼❤️
I planted one of these in memory of my mother in law two years ago. It is about five feet tall now and doing very well. I would like to move it but I just heard you say that they don’t like it. Should I chance it since it is so young ?
Once again you are right on point! I just purchased a Forest Pansy Redbud for my side yard. How much growth should I expect per year in part shade zone 6a?
Weirdly, and I dont know why, mine has grown slow and steady over 20 years, but I planted one in Durham several years ago that grew 3 plus feet a year. It went wild. I prefer slow and steady really.
Hi Jim, I'm in southern ontario (canada) and my eastern redbud is growing fast, it's probably over 8 feet in just over two years, which I'm happy about. The leaves are big and green, when can I expect it to turn purple (after how many years)?
We are pretty far north, in high desert SE Idaho where summers are short, hot, and the air is dry. Can any take full sun here? Most of the ones I have seen around town are in part shade, but one seems like it is pretty much in the afternoon sun all day. Also-I would love to know if the squirrels will eat the seed pods. We love the squirrels and if we are going to have a tree dropping crap in fall, it would be nice if the squirrels could at least make use of it. They eat all the maple seeds, so having those little twirly pods all over the ground is not so annoying. Thanks.
Hi there! I have two weeping red buds in my backyard that were planted about 2 years ago. I didn’t know what they were, so when I saw the branches hanging low I trimmed them all. Now the branches all grow toward the sky and only a couple grow downward. Have I ruined my tree? 😩
Uh oh. I planted an Eastern Redbud in the northwest corner of my backyard. It pretty much gets full sun. It’s still a young sapling. Wonder if I can move it...
I don't know where you live. If you're in the south, it may not be happy. You can monitor it this first summer. It won't kill it. It will just look fried.
Jim when you fertilize the redbud, do you put fertilizer by the trunk or do you put it around the drip line? Do you use an Espoma fertilizer and if so, may I ask which one? Thank you so much 🌷
Thanks for the video! I’m considering the flamethrower for the east side of my house in northern Utah, zone 7. Morning sun, afternoon shade in a protected alcove blocking direct wind and weather. We have frequent 100 degree days in summer with low humidity. Do you think this tree would do well?
I got a redbud from the Arbor Foundation, planted the baby tree in a container. The tree did well last year, but now all the leaves are yellow. I transplanted it into the ground. Any ideas, advice? I live in California.
I planted Eastern Redbud tree in middle of July of this year. For a week after planting, we had nice warm temperature around 85F+, some rain and clouds in afternoon. Tree looked happy. But then we had 95-103F temps and I noticed some leaves became yellow and it really made me upset. Plus, when people from Home Depot helped me to load tree, they pushed tree recklessly hard in my SUV and I discovered only at home that huge brunch was broken and teared off part of trunk. I have no idea what is going on with the tree and that's why I am here searching for answer or advice. Does Redbud tree go in stress after planting ? Maybe I overwatered this tree? In first two weeks I was watering this tree every other day when we had 95 and no rain. I checked with stick soil and if it was damp, I did not water. I ordered special fertilizer for Redbud trees and special healing paste for Bonsai trees. One what I bought like black spray decided not to use because it looks ugly. Tree is about 7 ft tall and trunk at the bottom is thick, like good 4 inches diameter. Would you please give me any advice. Paid $140 for the tree. Live in zone 5b, Northern Nevada. Also, label on tree indicated "Full sun". My backyard has only morning sun and full blast sun from 11:00 a.m. Cannot plant in front of the house because only backyard has fence and local deers eat everything, including " deer resistant" plants
Have you ever tried propagating them from the seed pods? I have an Eastern redbud that was given to me as a 1 foot sapling, and I would love to grow more now that it's producing pods!
Hi I received 2 free through a program. I don’t know what I’m doing. Not much info on how to plant this tree in a clayey soil. So if you can tell me how to amend my soil so my trees can thrive. Thank you
Are the new varieties as big? I had an eastern redbud but a tornado split it in half but it got too big for front yard! It’s the width I am worried about ! I believe I’m zone 7 in eastern Pa
I just found your UTube channel and have been enjoying seeing all that you do at your new location, it is going to be beautiful; you’ve got great ideas and plans for it. I just watched your episode about red bud trees and I have a question; btw I love red buds but don’t see too many of them in our area. I know your are familiar with my area because you mentioned Loxley in one of your video’s, I am right down the road in Fairhope. Do you know if there is a variety that does well in our zone 9a?
How do I promote more branches to grow? P I purchased a 15ft one today, but is only full at the top. Pretty bare for the most part. I live in Nashville, TN.
Another great video! I live in Concord, NC and I planted a young (approx. 5ft) Eastern Redbud this spring. Flowers bloomed and then it leafed out only on the bottom of the tree. Is that because the lower part of the tree is the oldest growth? Thanks!
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Rising sun is one of my FAVORITE trees. Absolutely stunning!
I've seen them snap off at the graft though. Best to buy a good one from a good grower & support it until it's grown a bit.
I just bought my first redbud, Sparkling Wine. It already looks great with it's big yellow fall leaves!
I planted 2 last year and I'm crossing my fingers that they will be beautiful and thrive in my New York country house!
Hope they bloomed, we have a bunch of them in our neighborhood in Eastern Long Island.
1:00 As soon as you say "this is a rally beautiful tree" the tree bends down into camera view like "HEY" haha :D
Jim, You are my favorite horticulturalist. Thank you for everything you do. I am trying out both the Eastern redbuds and the Rising Sun redbud. They seem to like it here in central Texas.
Awesome. Good luck with them. Thanks for watching
Thank you for sharing all your knowledge. I have always like redbuds even before i knew their name:-)
Merlot is a real class act ...stunning small tree
Eastern redbuds are one of my favorite trees as well. This was another very helpful video. Thank you.
Thank you. I appreciate the feedback.
I 'm obsess with Redbuds , last week i bought 5 of them , they are so pretty .
I have a lot of them here. Good luck with all of yours.
It's going to be fir our grandkids to enjoy
I have Alley Cat. It's variegated and supposed to be in full sun. But full sun in West Tennessee can be brutal so I planted it in light shade and it's a beautiful tree. I saw a Rising Sun in full sun and it was gloriously beautiful all summer so I bought and planted on in full sun too. It's looking good. I also bought a Carolina Sweetheart. It gets full morning sun and it looks fabulous.
Red Bud Trees are wonderful trees to live with.
Hi, i planted a Carolina sweet heart this fall, but in full Sun, I have no shade area to plant it. Zone 7b, it seems to be in to much Sun. How is yours doing?
@@RedCoin91 Hi,
The Carolins Sweetheart has grown, but so slowly! It is still less than knee high. It only gets morning sun and is planted under a massive oak tree. I believe it would be much better off had I planted it in full sun. I believe they are capable of prospering in that setting. I has a Rising Sun that grew beautifully in sun and currently have a Flamethrower that is also growing well. Flamethrower gets solid sun all day long.
After always using Redbuds as an understory tree it feels odd to place them in sun.
Good luck with your new tree.
I just planted a Flamethrower Redbud. It's so windy today and I already have a broken branch lol but overall it's beautiful and I cannot wait to get the Sweet Carolina Redbud too!
I always enjoy your videos, they are loaded with the information I need. Two years ago I moved from Michigan (zone 4), where I had many gardens and a beautiful redbud that served as the archway into my flagstone patio. Now I am in Florida on the edge of zones 8 and 9.
Am loving the challenge and some of my new options, but I am sad to see that redbud is not one of them. Perhaps wanting a redbud here is simply sentimental. I will be looking at the many options available to me and watching more videos. Have Fun!
Great presentation. I was searching for information about Vanilla Twist because I just moved into a home with one of these and noticed what appeared to be a taller bit that wasn't weeping/twisted. That looked like something that would come off a root stock but when I searched for information about these trees from several nurseries none of them mentioned it being grafted/budded. Thanks !
I am in TN and had Eastern Redbud.
This is an olde video, I was searching flame thrower redbud. I'm in the central valley of California, zone 9b. I have had a Oklahoma red bud in my small full sun back yard (my only tree) for 5 or 6 years. It's GORGEOUS and doing really well. We get high heat, high wind, and low humidity. It gets a little stressed by late summer, but we haven't had any health issues. I keep it cleaned up by removing unnecessary interior growth and I cut back the sides and bottoms in late spring. We love this showy tree. We want to add a flame thrower to our front yard, but it's so new there are no mature tree photos out there. I'm a little leary.
Heart shaped foliage .very awes
I love how enthusiastic you are about redbuds! Such a beautiful tree! Thanks for the info and tips! I have the tiniest tree right now at about 6'! I hope to have something as beautiful as yours one day! 💖
I love your video! Thank you so much!
I've transplanted a few that were very young. They were seedlings in a spot they had no chance of growing to maturity. Probably MY favorite tree too!
I planted 10 of them alongside my driveway because we had bad water runoff. They are super fast growing, in 3 years they looked fully grown up and around 15 ft tall. I had the bare root ones u get 10 for $10 every year from the arborday. lets just say i had at least 30 of them in my yard before I moved.Will be moving again to what i'm hoping to be my forever home and plan on planting them all over the place again.
I seen a bunch of these redbuds in west virginia when we drove through in a late april early may. growing right out of hte cliffs too. and did not know there were white ones gold leaves and I seen a purple leaved one at the state park near me. very pretty
Jim, love the channel. great landscape in NC, from In, Ky, Oh area. I never want to leave when we go to NC. love the redbuds. got two in yard as memorial gifts. 'Appalachian Red' and Im not sure. ordered 25 from Mi looking fwd to potting them up for a while. thanks Joe.
Great video, I can't wait to plant some of these in my little "woodland" area :)
We had one in our basement all summer and jus planted it ..my gram had one very beautiful tree .we also planted 50 tulip bulbs
You rock!... I live in Fayetteville,nc bought my 1st home this yr. The 1st plant I bought was an Eastern Redbud for 21.95 in a 2gallon... Its green foliage, I see some yellow heart shape foliage now. It does get decent sun.. I keep it water good... I cant wait to see the purple foliage you have.
Where did you buy it from?
@@tieuthudanhda9287 Roses-discount store. They sell trees and flowers... have to get the Redbuds early in spring. I saw some this year same price
@@cashrules520 thank you so much 😊
Love 💘 love them. I wish I had more shade to grow one or two lol
I planted a Texas redbud last year and I love it.
They are great. JC Raulston Arboretum in Raleigh has one of if not the biggest collections of Redbuds and they have several Texas Redbuds in the collection.
Love redbud!!!
Having trouble choosing between the Dogwood or the Redbud. I believe I prefer a redbud tree. Very Informative video. Thank you.
I added two Eastern Redbuds to my yard last year. Really looking forward to seeing these once they mature. My neighbor has one that looks amazing for about 2 weeks a year with the bright pink flowers.
Good luck with yours.
My Merlot Eastern Redbud is my fav tree. The purple is AMAZING! It just looks surreal. Unfortunately the main part of the trunk top about 6ft tall broke in a storm so it hasn’t grown any taller but man it’s like 14’ in diameter with the branches and creates an amazing canopy. The branches grow so long they almost touch the ground and I have to trim them back so they don’t break (and cause my dad whines about them when he mowed the lawn with the riding mower 🙄). But it’s my pride and joy!
We have some mimosa trees that have a lot of lichen this year and about 6 black Cherry trees (they don’t actually produce cherries) that are dropping leaves like crazy from black spot disease and I’m so terrified my Merlot is going to get sick too.
But yea, I love eastern redbuds. We have so many around our yard in our “natural privacy fence” (we just let about a 5’ space around our yard that we don’t now) and tulip trees, redbuds, mimosas and other grow like crazy.
I’m going to see if I can graft another eastern redbud onto the top to give it more structure so we’ll see!
They look like they're related to peas because they are! They're in the same botanical family. Hard to believe that a tree can be related to an annual plant that grows on a vine, but there you go.
I am not surprised. I learned a couple years ago mangos and pistachios are related to poison ivy!
great video beautiful trees thank you for sharing
Thanks for watching.
I'm in central NC and my wife and I are finishing up a new house build. I love redbuds and would love to get your opinion on some foundation landscaping...
I just planted one last month and I am very excited about it!
Good luck with it. Thanks for watching.
They grow wild here, in fact one sprouted right in the perfect spot in front of my house! I have been trying to protect it from the guy who mows my yard, because he’s determined to kill it lol. I just purchased “Forest Pansy” and look forward to enjoying its shade on my patio.
Hi Jim. thanks for all the you tube videos. much appreciated. my wife wants a redbud for our side yard by the driveway..space isn't a problem, however the tree will get full sun from 1 till 4-5 in the summer. partial morning sun. we are in zone 7a, Lancaster Pa. with the sun issue would I be best looking for a different tree? thanks.
These are beautiful. I think my favourite of the ones shown, would be the Carolina Sweetheart. Those leaves looked gorgeous. Would love to see them purple as you described.
Just got a Minnesota strain Eastern Redbud..I'm in North East PA. Planting it about 4 feet from a privacy fence. Hopefully I can shape it up over the 6 ft fence on that one side ..
Well if you like the ones that he's shown, then you have to check out flamethrower! Ordered mine this spring should be here in a couple months they do sell out fast. Flamethrower
This is a wonderful video. Thank you for the education.
I received the Eastern Redbud from a Tree share....I have not been able to put it in the ground as I am in Boston but it is protected in a 15 gallon bucket.
I have one purple cultivar called “burgundy hearts” and it performs great exposed to full sun all day in zone 8.
ooh! What is your humidity in summer like and hoe hot does it get?
I'm in 8B in western wa, was wondering how it does in full sun. Summer get fairly warm, so that's good to know!
Thanks for the great video
Great info! Now I need to find room in my yard for one 😏🙌🏼
The weeping ones will fit anywhere. I am planting two of them here this week.
Those are beautiful trees!!
They really are. Thanks for watching.
I have a ruby falls redbud I planted this year. Love the look. I want to get a lavender twist or a vanilla twist next yeat
I really love my vanilla twist. Thanks for commenting.
Hi Jim,
Thanks for the great information about the red bud trees! I have a forest pansy RB it’s about a year old. It flowered and now has the red leaves. What do I do with the new clusters of flowers growing at the trunk of the tree?
Love Red Buds! But, have never known much about them. Thank you!
Thank you for the video. I live in Memphis TN 7b and has a south facing front yard without shade. Will Forest pansy survive in full sun? Love the purple foliage of this tree.
Hi there! Thanks for the informative video!! I would really like to plant this tree but, I have a perennial border which still has space for 1 high stem tree. I was wondering if a redbud lets through enough light for sun/half sun perennials? Als the crown of a redbud is half open?
Great video! I am in zones 7-8 in central Arkansas. I planted a darling lavender twist @10 years ago, but unfortunately didn’t know I needed to stake it while it grew.😢😢 Now it is @4’ + tall, @5’ wide, looks like a very thick umbrella or dome🙂but the limbs touch the ground every single year. I clip them back off the ground, but hurts my heart to have to do that each year. Afraid I will eventually ruin it. They do bloom beautifully, though. I get lots of compliments on it. Just wish I had known better back when it was young. Also, it gets sun most of day, and leaves burn a bit towards the end of Summer. Wish I had the guts to move it. Thanks for your informative videos, Jim.
nice video brother 😊👍
Thank you
My new tree had no flowers just sprouted leaves! Hope next year we see the early flowers!
I’m in San Antonio Texas. My Eastern red bud in my back yard has been getting black spot the last couple years. Can you please tell me how to prevent or get rid of it. I absolutely love it and would hate to have to get rid of it.
I love redbud trees, one of my favorite parts of spring is driving on the highway and see bright flowers of purple peeking through the trees. I'm obsessed with purple/red foliage, I was thinking of getting a black lace elderberry shrub in the garden, do you think they do well in 7B?
The are listed for zone 7, but I never see them in 7b.
I love the redbud! Thanks for the great info. I recently dug up about 5 or 6 saplings. I didn’t know they needed partial shade and I live in a wide open pasture. I’ve been watering them buckets but now I don’t know what to do with them because I don’t want them to die in full Sun and I can’t plant them too close to my house to utilize it’s shade… I don’t know why I just told you all of that. Anyway, great video
man, it sounds like you gotta plant some big trees, let em grow for a few years like 3 or 4 big trees and then plant some redbuds under em and make a tiny forest. Idk where your land is, but I might suggest the bald cypress tree, they love full sun and are super hardy trees they like really moist areas best though, they do grow these knots that come out of the ground but its nbd if you're making a tiny forest it will be pretty cool! Good habitat for birds too, the redbud will live for about 50 years, but the bald cypress tree can live for 2000 years and beyond. I just planted one, pretty cool to think I might have planted a tree that could be around in 2000 years.
@@fugooglescum415 hey thanks for the response! I moved the saplings out of the buckets and into the ground (Georgia red clay) and they’ve actually started to really take off! Growing taller and putting out more leaves. I’m really excited. Thanks for the info about the bald cypress, what an epic tree!
Great show ,which is popular tree truck or schrub like red bud.thanks
I want to lower the canopy on mine (7a) . It’s about 15 feet tall and I like it thicker on top
I just purchased an Eastern Redbud from Tractor Supply, will it grow here in central Florida zone 9b?
Our is leaning rght now .but hoping tlc restore it
Every seed sprouts! I pull hundreds as weeds because neighbors on both sides of me have redbuds hanging over my fence.
Hi Jim, love your show! I wish your nursery was down here in Atlanta so I could stop by and purchase a few things. ☺️ What is the tree to the left of your Forest Pansy? Shown in the drone shot at about 10:39, of your video. It’s several feet taller and appears to have several teardrop shape leaves running down a main stem, water falling down the branches. I was thinking it might be some sort of Locust tree? I lost 5 of my Dogwood trees in the past 10 years, I was told they aged out (60yrs) I would like to replace them but not sure a new tree would survive in deep understory north facing shade. I’ve been considering Dogwood, Crape Myrtle or Redbud trees. I live near Midtown Atlanta which I think is zone 7 I have a rather dense old growth canopy, which includes a few Redbud understory volunteers. I look forward to your thoughts. Thanks!
The Redbuds are just starting to bloom here in Ontario Canada on the north shore of Lake Erie. Redbud blossoms are edible and quite tasty.
Jim may I suggest a Tilley hat for sun protection...
I have one actually. Great hats. I actually went to three baseball games last week.
I really should have talked about them being edible. Even the stems were used in the past.
Are redbuds always wide? I have a frontyard with a space of 16×16 feet. Is there a variety which doesn't goes too wide as I don't want it to be invading neighbors front yard. I love the look of pink flowers of dogwood though. I am in zone 5(waterloo ontario), partial shade.
Mine has an orange root surfacing on top the ground towards the driveway, Maryland 7a/b. Can I cut it off?
I have one that I grew from seed. It is about 4 yrs old and is quite slow growing... maybe too much shade its first couple of yrs. It has yet to produce the pink flowers. How many years does it take for them to produce those pink flowers?
Good info..thanks..
Hi Jim, as soon as I saw your blooming blue hydrangea I had to subscribe. Thanks for showing all the different varieties of redbuds. I had known idea there were so many. I live in northern il. How do I decide which one to buy! 🥴 Great video. 👍🏼❤️
Hi Jim, What do you do about redbud leaf roller?
I planted one of these in memory of my mother in law two years ago. It is about five feet tall now and doing very well. I would like to move it but I just heard you say that they don’t like it. Should I chance it since it is so young ?
Once again you are right on point! I just purchased a Forest Pansy Redbud for my side yard. How much growth should I expect per year in part shade zone 6a?
Weirdly, and I dont know why, mine has grown slow and steady over 20 years, but I planted one in Durham several years ago that grew 3 plus feet a year. It went wild. I prefer slow and steady really.
Hi Jim,
I'm in southern ontario (canada) and my eastern redbud is growing fast, it's probably over 8 feet in just over two years, which I'm happy about. The leaves are big and green, when can I expect it to turn purple (after how many years)?
I’d love to know what size u got originally and if you wouldn’t mind sharing some photos of what it looks like today I’m about to plant one
Do you top trim your tree?
Where's a good place to buy one ? I'm in Charlotte NC...but willing to try mail order also
We are pretty far north, in high desert SE Idaho where summers are short, hot, and the air is dry. Can any take full sun here? Most of the ones I have seen around town are in part shade, but one seems like it is pretty much in the afternoon sun all day. Also-I would love to know if the squirrels will eat the seed pods. We love the squirrels and if we are going to have a tree dropping crap in fall, it would be nice if the squirrels could at least make use of it. They eat all the maple seeds, so having those little twirly pods all over the ground is not so annoying. Thanks.
They are best in part-shade pretty much everywhere.
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Can you use a marphyl soil enhancer or nitrogen liquid fertilizer? If so, how frequent?
What would cause a red bud to have many thin trunks but growing very tall?
do yu sale redbud trees? where in north carolina are yu located ?
Hi there! I have two weeping red buds in my backyard that were planted about 2 years ago. I didn’t know what they were, so when I saw the branches hanging low I trimmed them all. Now the branches all grow toward the sky and only a couple grow downward. Have I ruined my tree? 😩
Are they an invasive plant
No.
Uh oh. I planted an Eastern Redbud in the northwest corner of my backyard. It pretty much gets full sun. It’s still a young sapling. Wonder if I can move it...
I don't know where you live. If you're in the south, it may not be happy. You can monitor it this first summer. It won't kill it. It will just look fried.
I’m literally 10 minutes away from your old nursery, lol!
Jim when you fertilize the redbud, do you put fertilizer by the trunk or do you put it around the drip line? Do you use an Espoma fertilizer and if so, may I ask which one? Thank you so much 🌷
Are you associated with a nursery that sells retail? Where are you located?
Thanks for the video! I’m considering the flamethrower for the east side of my house in northern Utah, zone 7. Morning sun, afternoon shade in a protected alcove blocking direct wind and weather. We have frequent 100 degree days in summer with low humidity. Do you think this tree would do well?
I got a redbud from the Arbor Foundation, planted the baby tree in a container. The tree did well last year, but now all the leaves are yellow. I transplanted it into the ground. Any ideas, advice? I live in California.
the flowers are also edible on these trees and taste much like snap peas
I planted Eastern Redbud tree in middle of July of this year. For a week after planting, we had nice warm temperature around 85F+, some rain and clouds in afternoon. Tree looked happy. But then we had 95-103F temps and I noticed some leaves became yellow and it really made me upset. Plus, when people from Home Depot helped me to load tree, they pushed tree recklessly hard in my SUV and I discovered only at home that huge brunch was broken and teared off part of trunk.
I have no idea what is going on with the tree and that's why I am here searching for answer or advice.
Does Redbud tree go in stress after planting ? Maybe I overwatered this tree? In first two weeks I was watering this tree every other day when we had 95 and no rain. I checked with stick soil and if it was damp, I did not water. I ordered special fertilizer for Redbud trees and special healing paste for Bonsai trees. One what I bought like black spray decided not to use because it looks ugly. Tree is about 7 ft tall and trunk at the bottom is thick, like good 4 inches diameter. Would you please give me any advice. Paid $140 for the tree. Live in zone 5b, Northern Nevada. Also, label on tree indicated "Full sun". My backyard has only morning sun and full blast sun from 11:00 a.m. Cannot plant in front of the house because only backyard has fence and local deers eat everything, including " deer resistant" plants
Are they also called forest pansy?
Forest Pansy is a variety of eastern redbud
@@JimPutnam Thank you for your information and quick reply.
I am not a gardener but trying at 61 yrs old
Have you ever tried propagating them from the seed pods? I have an Eastern redbud that was given to me as a 1 foot sapling, and I would love to grow more now that it's producing pods!
Hi
I received 2 free through a program. I don’t know what I’m doing. Not much info on how to plant this tree in a clayey soil.
So if you can tell me how to amend my soil so my trees can thrive. Thank you
Are the new varieties as big? I had an eastern redbud but a tornado split it in half but it got too big for front yard! It’s the width I am worried about ! I believe I’m zone 7 in eastern Pa
Can I see photos of your tree I’m so curious cause I’m debating on planting one in my front yard aswell and don’t wanna regret it.
I just found your UTube channel and have been enjoying seeing all that you do at your new location, it is going to be beautiful; you’ve got great ideas and plans for it. I just watched your episode about red bud trees and I have a question; btw I love red buds but don’t see too many of them in our area. I know your are familiar with my area because you mentioned Loxley in one of your video’s, I am right down the road in Fairhope. Do you know if there is a variety that does well in our zone 9a?
How do I promote more branches to grow? P
I purchased a 15ft one today, but is only full at the top. Pretty bare for the most part. I live in Nashville, TN.
You can tip prune it a little, but I don't find them all that receptive to rebranching in the lower parts of the tree
@@JimPutnam thank you so much for taking the time to get back to me! Love your channel. Keep up the good work!
Another great video! I live in Concord, NC and I planted a young (approx. 5ft) Eastern Redbud this spring. Flowers bloomed and then it leafed out only on the bottom of the tree. Is that because the lower part of the tree is the oldest growth? Thanks!
Is there no growth at the top yet?
@@JimPutnam Not yet. Do you think there is a problem? Thanks
It's almost June. Is the growth below the graft?
@@JimPutnam I didn't notice. If it is, the graft is very high. I heard you mention the graft on the vid so Iwill check it out tonight. Thanks
Are these the same as Merlot Redbuds? I am thinking of planting 3 of these on the west side of my house where it is full TN sun all day.
Something is eating my young redbud. Deer? Groundhog? What do I do?