Eastern redbud

What I find interesting about redbud trees: flowers pop out along the branches and not just on the ends of stems, twigs or branches.

Photo taken on the campus of Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Species page at Phytoimages, http://phytoimages.siu.edu/cgi-bin/dol/dol_terminal.pl?taxon_name=Cercis_canadensis&rank=binomial

1 year ago (“The last two pieces…”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2013-04-14
2 years ago (“Confession time”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2012-04-14
3 years ago (“The Hard and The Delicate”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2011-04-14

[Danette Thompson]

I love the red bud. Doesn't bloom here.