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Up Here
Down at the bottom of my place. Looking further down through the utility line right-of-way, to the low lands where things are growing more quickly. Growing at a faster rate because it is generally warmer. Up here the Redbuds (Cercis canadensis) are at this stage. Just beginning to show a little color but not open.…
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A Legume
The Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis) is a legume! Yes, it’s a member of the legume (Fabaceae) family. Unlike most members of the legume family, which are able to fix nitrogen through their roots into the soil, the Eastern Redbud doesn’t have this ability. The seeds in the legume pods are a great source of food…
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Flowers Sprouting From The Bark
Wandering the mountain today, and a surprise. Redbuds (Cercis canadensis) within days of being in bloom. And these blooms even show up on the trunk, and older stems of the tree. This is called cauliflory. There are estimated to be more than 100 species of plants, the world over, that are cauliflorous, scattered among a…