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Red Bud

Cercis canadensis

Photo by Ariana
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Field Notes

Description:

Tree that has amazing clustered purple blooms that come off both the branches and off the trunk itself. So beautiful.

Habitat:

Central Park, NYC. Early spring.

Notes:

This has an edible flower during early spring. They are sweet and tart and great in salads!

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
Ariana
Thank you, I've been looking up all the trees in central park to identify it, but no luck so far.
SarahWhitt
Not quite sure what this is, though it's very pretty!

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Blue & Purple Holland (482km radius)
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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
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Trees of the World
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Edible and Medicinal Plants of Costa Rica
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PublishedMay 3, 2011

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