Day 5 - July 11, 2010

The afternoon was spent amid faeries, gnomes, faun, and dryads at Tyler Arboretum. Towards the end of the Nature's Enchantment loop, we happened upon the most amazing tree. An Osage Orange tree, typically found in the Ozarks. The tree here at Tyler was blown down by Hurricane Hazel in 1954. The hardwood has a naturally-occuring chemical that is toxic to fungi, and as such, has resisted decay. Amazing to view this beautiful tree in person and to think that it wasn't felled a year ago, but over 50!