Entering the Arnold Arboretum in early July, I was prepared to focus on all the greenness after months of successive blooming phases: i.e., Forsythia to Lilac to Dogwood. Then surprising sprays of ivory and rosy lavenders drew me toward a distant tree I didn’t recognize.
Through one small metal label on the trunk, a plant app on my phone, and the Arboretum’s comprehensive website, I learned enough to know it as one of four Korean Silk Trees on these grounds.
Later sorting through the iPhone photos, I wanted to simply track the same tree from a distance to a close view, one cluster of delicate blossoms.
With the departing view, I happily share this link to background stories and great updates for ‘Ernest Wilson’ Silk Tree!
Pleasures of Plants 