It is Spring. It was altogether a beautiful this weekend. On Friday, I went for a walk, on the way I noticed the most beautiful tree that I have ever seen. Its trunk is white frosted lilac and the tree itself is somewhat scraggily, with knotty branches reaching tiresomely to the blue heavens above. The thing that makes this tree so beautiful is its blossoms. Each is lavender colored at the base, consumed by white flames at the tips. The blossoms are plentiful. The tree is burning with lavender and lilac and white. Against the clear blue sky the sight was awesome.
I have never taken notice of this tree before - I have lived in Tulsa for almost 8 years. I find it surprising that even after seven years of living here that there would be anything new to see...
Upon inquiring with my Dad about the tree (Mom and Dad were in town this weekend) he said that the tree was called a "tulip tree". I did a little digging an found that it is more properly called a
Saucer Magnolia as the
yellow poplar is also called a "tulip tree" and there is little or no resemblance there.
