Each Spring I enjoy seeing the Eastern Redbud trees blooming. They produce many thousands of pinkish-purple flowers along their stems. Redbuds seem to prefer to grow at the edges of the woods, we see hundreds of them along the interstate where the road cuts through the trees. I always wanted one in our yard, so about three years ago Marilyn bought me one as a surprise gift. It was less than three feet tall and quite...


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