Red buds carpeting the roadway
After a serious storm, the next day, the streets were carpeted with red buds, little pomegranate-looking seeds. It reminded me of a ladies necklace, of spilled coral beads, washed out over the roadway. On the back deck on the lounger left out, there was what looked like bird puke. At least that’s what flashed across my inert brain, then, I thought, no, it’s come off the trees. —Seeds are produced inside bean-like pods and can remain on the tree into winter. Once you've seen a redbud tree flowering in early spring, you will not forget it. Redbuds cover their branches AND parts of their trunk with tiny pinkish-purple flowers. Redbud flowers emerge as early as February or March—sometimes beating daffodils. A member of the plant family Fabaceae, AKA the “Pea” or “Legume” family, the lavender pink pea-shaped flowers are what Redbuds are best known for. Flowering in the spring before the foliage emerges, barren branches explode with colorful blooms.— The strong winds raked thro...
