Common Name:
REDBUD, JUDAS TREE
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Coefficient of Conservatism:
8
Coefficient of Wetness:
3
Wetness Index:
FACU
Physiognomy:
Nt Tree
J. Creager
flowers
Rich forests, usually along rivers and streams. A handsome flowering small tree reaching the northern edge of its range in southern Michigan, where it brightens moist forests locally in early spring.
Widely cultivated as an ornamental, the Genesee and Mecosta Co. occurrences are certainly spread from cultivation, as are likely a few others from fields and forests near cities in parts of there state where there are also native occurrences.
Flowers may arise from older branches or even the trunk (cauliflory), a feature usually associated with tropical trees. See also Gleditsia.