I grew this from mystery seed. It is not a redbud tree. Anyone?? It seems to enjoy partial sun best here in NWGa.

Could it be a Redbud tree?

Looks like a Redbud

IJsbrandtGA said:I grew this from mystery seed. It is not a redbud tree. Anyone?? It seems to enjoy partial sun best here in NWGa.

May I ask why you say it's not a redbud? The new leaves look like that of a redbud to me. They are understory trees, so they do best in partial sun.

What makes you convinced that it isn't a redbud? Leaf shape, zig-zag twig, and swelling at the leaf base (where is joins the petiole) all match redbud.

We were all posting at the same time

I have the same thing—a volunteer I dug up. My only question has been, what KIND of redbud?

nmoasis said:I have the same thing—a volunteer I dug up. My only question has been, what KIND of redbud?

Eastern Redbud. Looks like they go all the way over to NM.

https://plants.usda.gov/factsh...

We have one in the front yard (not sure who planted it or if it was a volunteer... it is not the happiest in full sun). But, we have three of her children in the backyard under other trees.

nmoasis said:I have the same thing—a volunteer I dug up. My only question has been, what KIND of redbud?

I agree that your looks like an Eastern redbud however, on seedlings the ID is not always easy (eastern vs. western). I think they will also hybridize.

In Albuquerque, the western (C. occidentalis) may do better for you although they are more of a multi-stemmed large shrub. Occidentalis handles heat, low humidity and full sun very well.

Thank you for your comments, @Hamwild and @KellyFW. Both canadensis or occidentalis are apparently fine in this area, although when I searched this a few weeks ago, I was actually leaning toward Chinese Redbud (C. chinensis) based on the leaf shape. There is apparently one at our BioPark botanical garden, which only recently re-opened, so I've been meaning to go take a look. I also just discovered that a friend who brings me fallen leaves every year has a redbud on his property and I'll bet that's how the seed arrived in my yard. When he returns from out of town I plan to ask if he knows what he has.

I didn't mean to hijack this thread. @IJsbrandtGA are you still there? We're all pretty sure you have a redbud!