Western Redbud

The Western redbud (Cercis occidentalis) is a deciduous shrub native to California. When dormant, tightly packed stems have a warm red tone, and from February to April, it has fragrant pink, showy flowers. It's naturally deer-resistant and attracts hummingbirds, bees, and songbirds. Indigenous people used the twigs of the redbud in basket weaving and the bark provides a faint reddish dye.