Redbud Tree Doesn't Bud?

thats what you get for buying from home depot. support your local nursey

Redbud Trees don't bear flowers until they are 4 or 5 years of age.

I share your disappointment and am also looking for an answer to the question you've posed. Three little redbuds came up as volunteers in the fence row 4 or 5 years ago. They are now as tall as my head (> 5 ft), but have yet to make a single bud between them!

A redbud volunteered just by the driveway where I used to live and although it was eventually in the way, I couldn't bear to cut it because it was virtually carpeted in gorgeous buds every spring.

But, if the first responder is right, maybe next year...
*sigh*

It doesn't make any difference where you bought the redbud tree. Something is obviously wrong: Your best bet is to talk to your County Extension Office.

I planted a redbud tree almost 10 years ago. It does bloom, however it seems to have only grown about 2 feet or so and trunk circumference is still small compared to Japanese Lilac tree I planted at same time. I have fertilized, mulched etc but while tree does not appear ill in any way, it just does not seem to grow. My neighbor's mom winters in Florida for last ten years, laughs as she says the tree hardly changes everytime she returns.

We planted a redbud tree this past spring and now have new growth coming from the bottom. (out of the ground)
Will it slow down the growth of the tree if we leave them?
Should we trim those off or will it become a bush if we leave them?
When should we trim them?

Redbud trees need to have their roots get crowed before they will flower. I took a Redbud out of my backyard put it in a pot to transplanting, but never got around to it with in two years it was budding. Not sure how to copy that in the ground but there you go

I have a similar problem with my redbud trees which I purchased 3 years ago. They are approximately 8 feet tall now and each spring they put buds out but they never fully "pop" out.

dgregory3399

June 9, 20190 found this helpful

I have two Forest Pansy Redbuds, 10 years old, never bloomed. I live in Western WA, sandy soil, good drainage, acid soil, trees are healthy and big. It has been a constant disappointment every spring. I have kept them for their beautiful purple folliage. I have never seen a redbud bloom any where around here.

 

Redbud trees like a well drained sandy soil. The are also an acid loving plant. Sprinkle a fertilizer on the ground around the redbud in the spring and water if you are not getting rain every 3-4 days. They set their buds in the fall, so check around town to see what stage the other trees are in because you want to fertilize before the buds become full for maximum benefit of the fertilizer.