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| It's mid-march, and the redbuds have been blooming for more than a week in northwest Louisiana. You can find five very fine individuals in the arboretum on the Centenary College Campus. The specimen pictured above is particularly neat. |
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| Our tree of the week appears to grow at a 45ยบ angle, leaning over the junction of two gravel paths. The redbud's unique lean is a product of how it came into this world: a seed germinated beneath an old post oak (Quercus stellata). During its formative years, our special redbud struggled to find its own space while growing in the shadow of a large tree, which, as it were, also leaned. Today, the redbud remains with the stump of the now deceased post oak. |
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| Redbud flowers are small but numerous and bees find them very attractive. |
