Alternate, simple, cordate in shape with an entire margin, 3 to 5 inches long and wide. The leaves are thin and papery and may be slightly hairy below.
Flower
Very showy, light to dark pink in color, 1/2 inch long, appearing in clusters in March to May, before the leaves.
Fruit
Fruits are flattened, dry, brown, pea-like pods, 2 to 4 inches long that contain flat, elliptical, brown seeds 1/4 inch long. Maturing in July toAugust.
Twig
Slender and zigzag, nearly black in color, spotted with lighter lenticels. Winter buds are tiny, rounded, and dark red to chestnut in color.
Bark
Smooth, later scaly with ridges somewhat apparent. Dark in color. May have some maroon patches evident.
Form
A large shrub or small tree with a short, often twisted trunk and spreadingbranches.
ohio eastsern redbud leaves
oklahoma eastern red bud state tree
oklahoma eastern redbud leaves (1)
Copyright 2019 Virginia Tech Dept. of Forest Resources and Environmental
Conservation; Photos and text by: John Seiler, Edward Jensen,
Alex Niemiera, and John Peterson; Silvics reprinted from Ag
Handbook 654; range map source information
