Wordless Wednesday: Silk Tree
While touring the Happy Hollow Park and Zoo in San Jose, CA, The Twelve-Year-Old and I spotted a tree with a smattering of feathery pink flowers.
If my National Audubon Society Field Guide to Trees is to be believed, this is a silk tree. Here’s a larger photo of the same tree.
In case you are curious — Happy Hollow Park and Zoo is a cute little place, great for kids 10 and under, with a smattering of animals, some kiddie roller coasters, and lots of playground areas to just enjoy being outside. My daughter at 12 was just a tad too old for it, but we enjoyed seeing the animals anyway.
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- More Wordless Wednesdays on Caterpickles
- Happy Hollow Park and Zoo, San Jose, CA
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2 Responses to “Wordless Wednesday: Silk Tree”
We call it a Mimosa. We used to have a huge one in Oklahoma. We tried to grow one here in Las Vegas but it couldn’t take the heat. Very pretty trees.
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Ah, yes, I’ve heard of mimosas too. I always wondered which tree that referred to. They are really lovely.
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