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Plant Details
Cercis occidentalis
Western redbud
Water Use: 2-Low
Growth Habit: Tree
Seasonality: Deciduous
Ethnobotanical Use: Highly valued by Native American basket weavers in California for their young, wine-red branches, harvested in the fall and used in the warp, weft, and designs of baskets; the white inner sapwood may also be used as the weft or lacing in baskets.
