I learned a new word this week, which is a good thing for someone who forgets a lot. Lose two and gain one is how I keep my knowledge bucket from not completely dry rotting. The word is “phenophase” ...

The Oklahoma redbud tree is a staple in the Sooner State, and the rain coming right in the middle of the budding season only makes it better. The state tree typically begins blooming in March and ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley Farmers and Gardeners. Hope everyone enjoyed a blessed Easter with family and friends. Lots of Easter egg hunts occurred in the Valley last weekend. Backyard gardeners are ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- It's finally beginning to feel and look like spring. Washington D.C. is known for its cherry blossoms but Pittsburgh is showing off her eastern redbud trees. You may have noticed ...

Q: My eastern redbud, albeit, leaning, seems to be healthy and has bloomed for several years. I noticed in the spring that it has an area that is moist and weeping on its trunk. Should I be concerned ...

The redbud tree became the official Oklahoma state tree under Gov. David Hall on June 24th, 1971. FC Tulsa showed off the redbud-inspired kits which will be entirely pink, with black accents, and ...

Redbuds in bloom are a most welcome harbinger of spring. Their dense clusters of magenta flowers bloom early, providing splashes of color against a winter landscape of browns and grays. Is the name ...

Eastern redbud trees are in bloom this week in Missouri. Eastern redbud flowers are edible and can be fried, pickled, or eaten raw in salads. Watch for new blossoms this week as you get out and ...

It might not be as celebrated as the cherry blossoms of Washington D.C. — at least not yet — but the massive planting of native redbud trees with dense pink-purple blossoms along Pittsburgh’s North ...