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I hope so too. In the database Western Redbud (Cercis occidentalis) has the synonym of 'California Redbud'. There is an Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis var. texensis). Those commonly grown in Texas may be a variety of Eastern Redbuds. I know from observation that there is some variation in the appearance of those seen here, especially in those populations that seem to be growing as natives. I've never noticed any difference in breaking dormancy. They all seem to bloom and leaf out at the same time. Mine just isn't on the same schedule, that's for sure . It was a tiny plant when it was mailed out. I think there was something like ten trees in the original package, two of each variety and all of them would have fit inside a paper towel tube. Then when it was given to me, it was dug out of hard ground in the middle of the summer and lost lots of roots. Moving it in the middle of a drought under excessive heat and then planting in full sun -I was skeptical it would live, but it did. Mine is planted in red clay/gravel backfill by a retaining wall. Extremely poor growing medium, but the Cercis seem to thrive in areas with poor soil. I think it's still not mature enough to bloom, but it's getting there.