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[SG] Redbuds

When we moved here to northwest Indiana thirteen years
ago, I transplanted ten little redbud seedlings (a foot
high or so) from a woods near Champaign, IL. That soil
was heavy black-soil prairie; where we live is basically
old sand dunes. All ten trees have survived. The ones
that get the most sun and least competition from other
trees are 20 feet or so tall, have bloomed for the past
eight years, and bloom vigorously. Those under a large
white pine and hickory are about 15 feet tall, and have
bloomed for four years. Those under two sugar maples are
about five feet tall, and haven't bloomed yet! But they
seem healthy. I would guess redbuds can adapt to most
conditions, although maybe not highly acid soils.

Sandy Henderson, LaPorte, Indiana -- zone 5 but almost 6
Harold Henderson
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