Looking to bring timeless elegance and natural charm to your outdoor space? The Cercis siliquastrum, commonly known as the Judas tree, is the enchanting Mediterranean species you need to know. With ...

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The Redbud tree is prized for much more than its small size might indicate. Adaptable and dependable, it provides year-round interest -- but is especially attractive in springtime. "Few trees herald ...

A protest against making the redbud the state's official tree touched off a skirmish among club women and sent Oklahomans scurrying to their dictionaries, encyclopedias and Bibles in 1937. They wanted ...

Claim to fame: It’s hard to miss the colorful purple patches that redbuds add to Ozarks woodland areas in early spring. The early blooming of this tree gives it a special charm because it begins ...

Theories about what The Judas Tree means range from gratuitous misogynistic violence to a man exploring his inner divided self to Judas betraying Jesus in a jealous rage over Mary Magdalene. Last ...

Just after cockcrow on the Friday of the Crucifixion, the betrayer of Jesus Christ learned that the Sanhedrin had condemned the Messiah, that he had been taken before Pontius Pilate. Unhappy Judas ...