While inside the North Carolina Arbortum evidence of springtime in full bloom included these Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis) trees, a native to the Eastern U.S. Not surprising once north in Chicago a few weeks later the Redbud flowers are just beginning to open. Fun to experience several springtime sets of blooms on our travels northward. Copyright 2023 Pamela BreitbergSome Redbud blooms are on the far edges of branches and some bloom next to the trunk on a branch too short to be visable under the flowers.. Copyright 2023 Pamela Breitberg