redbud tree

I have a redbud tree and last year it developed pods. This year where the pods were I noticed that those branches have no blooms on them. Is this normal?

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#1 Comment By shelley On 04/27/2015 @ 8:13 pm

Redbuds bloom from nodes on the branches. After a tree has bloomed many years from the same node area, it develops swollen areas that produce seed pods, pictured here:
http://treenotes.blogspot.com/2009/07/redbud-pods-maturing.html ^[1]

I couldn’t find anything definitive in my research so I can only conjecture. I imagine that a tree expends a lot of energy producing seed pods and that this, in turn, may affect flowering production the following year. Also, I question what happens to the node after the seed pod process – judging by the photo, it looks to be destroyed or “spent” – in which case, no blooms would be possible.

For more information on the care of redbud trees, please visit the following link:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/redbud/caring-for-redbud-trees.htm ^[2]

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