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Cercis canadensis


 

Cercis canadensis
Eastern redbud

The slender, glabrous, dark reddish-brown to brown stem exhibits a zig-zagging characteristic and is finely dotted with gray lenticels. When sliced longitudinally, the pith has long reddish streaks.

 
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