WWA Info Exchange

I've got one in the backyard about 20 years old. Wife loves it, but to me the thing is a pain in the neck. But before I cut it down I decided to research it. I did some serious pruning of it yesterday, and was surprised at how hard the wood is (about the same as walnut) and the very dark brown/reddish color of the heartwood. I cut some big diameter peripheral growth (about 8" x 3') which I debarked and am drying for some possibly usable lumber for small projects.

Some pics of typical projects by other people:

http://www.hobbithouseinc.com/personal/ ... redbud.htm

But the other thing I discovered is it's uses as a medicine, so I won't be cutting the whole thing down. Here's the link:

http://www.naturalmedicinalherbs.net/he ... redbud.php

A couple pics of the tree, post pruning. Still some more to do, and clean up the rest of the mess.

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I bring to life, I bring to death:
The spirit does but mean the breath:
I know no more. (Tennyson, In Memoriam)

Here in central Texas, the Redbud is one of the prettiest trees we
have with nice green growth ane the beautiful dark pink/red blooms/flowers
in the spring.
I did not know of the medicine angle but it is interesting.

Thanks, Gene

Duan

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Duan Packard
Kerrville, Texas

dum vivimus, vivamus

Further on my post.

Here we have both the multi-trunk variety you have and
also the single trunk.
I think they are both great additions to the woods with
a large multi-trunk (as you have) being the prettiest.

Thanks
Duan

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Duan Packard
Kerrville, Texas

dum vivimus, vivamus

Probably won't be eating red bud flowers. Just sayin'.
Zulu

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Zulu's website
http://www.jmelledge.com

All kinds of goodies can be made from the flowers. Including wine, tea, jelly, etc. And the young seed pods are edible also. Similar to snow peas. Here's one recipe for stir fry with wild turkey (the bird, not the whiskey).

https://www.realtree.com/timber-2-table ... -asparagus

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I bring to life, I bring to death:
The spirit does but mean the breath:
I know no more. (Tennyson, In Memoriam)

When my daughter was in school in woodstock VA, we drove a portion of route 81 that had the most gorgeous red bud trees along the route. One of the prettiest trees in bloom.

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Gene,
Have you been eating red bud seeds again?
Zulu

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Zulu's website
http://www.jmelledge.com

I just found out about all this in the last few days, so no. But I'll probably try them out next spring.

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I bring to life, I bring to death:
The spirit does but mean the breath:
I know no more. (Tennyson, In Memoriam)