What tree (with purple blossoms) is this?

[MrRational]

Originally Posted by cBach

So I see this tree and I like it a lot, what is it?

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I have what I'm told is called a "Red Bud" tree.
First tree to leaf out in the spring with attractive purple

[oldtoiletsmkgdflrpots]

Originally Posted by MrRational

I have what I'm told is called a "Red Bud" tree.
First tree to leaf out in the spring with attractive purple

The link you posted by bach doesn't appear to be a Red Bud tree but a:

https://www.texasinvasives.org/plant...hp?symbol=VIAG


A Red Bud tree looks like this:
https://www.wildflower.org/plants/re...id_plant=CECAT


You certainly might have a redbud but that isn't what bach is showing.

[cBach]

I like the Vitex:



Just planted them a few weeks ago and watering them everyday. Will groom them as necessary.

[posherbosher]

They smell wonderful and are a beautiful cut flower for bouquets. The fragrance fills the whole house if brought in. When outdoors you can smell them in the wind.

I miss them too! I grew up with them in my backyard in Indiana.

[cBach]

Originally Posted by posherbosher

I miss them too! I grew up with them in my backyard in Indiana.

There are so many more things you can plant in Texas. Oleander smells nice and has wonderful flowers and that can't grow in Indiana!