Cercis canadensis First cultivated in 1811, the Spaniards noted Redbuds and made distinctions between the New World species and their cousins in the Mediterranean region in 1571. George Washington reported in his diary on many occasions about the beauty of the tree and spent many hours in his garden transplanting seedlings obtained from the nearby forest. Unique and irregular branching patterns combine with a trunk that commonly divides close to the ground to create a very handsome, spreading and often…
