Eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis) doing its strange cauliflory thing. I planted three in my front yard and for the next several weeks people will stop in awe and ask what species it is. When possible, I try to have small potted seedlings on hand to give to them. #trees #swarthmore #redbud #fabaceae #botany #cercis #cauliflory
It is redbud season in Oklahoma
Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis) tree in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on March 27, 2025
This tree planted itself
Not yet on my web server, so if I forget I have already posted it then you will see it again as a photo of the day after I put it on my web server.
EOS R5, EF16-35mm f/4L IS USM, F/13, 1/235 second, ISO 250, manual focus, handheld
Mining bee, possibly Andrena species, pollinating Eastern Redbud tree (Cercis canadensis) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on March 20, 2024
Some of the camera settings that I used to make this photo are at: https://www.rsok.com/~jrm/2024Mar31_birds_and_cats/2024mar20_bee_IMG_9353c.html
A wild Eastern Redbud tree (Cercis canadensis) was blooming in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on March 17, 2024
Some of the camera settings that I used to make this photo are at: https://www.rsok.com/~jrm/2024Mar31_birds_and_cats/2024mar17_redbud_IMG_9296c.html
