Oh, man, I guess I don't know how to count! Ok so let's try to get back on track. K'lyn, Arno posted before sndy with "Tinker," which works b/c it's 6 letters and hasn't been used. So sndy's word is good and I'll go off of that. So here we go again:

redbud - Any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Cercis, having flat pods and pinkish flowers that bloom before the leaves appear. Also called Judas tree.