What's seen above is a Carolina Silverbell, one of 21 trees in my neighborhood that I became more familiar with on a Sunday morning stroll with my daughter. The venture took a little over an hour, and it was worth the price of admission (though, admittedly, my daughter didn't misbehave and it was under 80°--I would have paid a higher price!). I used the Silverbell pic because it captured the outing for me. The "bell" is seen in swing, telling us there is more going on than leaves and bark (which is what I primarily use to remember trees). It was also a great example of how trees are named. Indian Cigar, Trident Maple, American Smoketree; these are all names that when seen on paper activate the imagination and pique the curiosity. When the tree is seen, I say, "Ah, now I see why it's called that". The Silverbell was just the most fun. Indian Cigar was a very close second, but that's not the name that was on paper (Southern Catalpa).
Below are the details of the Cooper Young Arboretum, assembled but the Cooper Young Garden Club. There is an application process (TN Urban Forestry Commision) they had to go through to, in a manner of speaking, bring these trees to life, and I'm so glad they, Rhodes College, and the UofM went through the trouble. Trees are an essential part of a complex ecosystem and they give altitude to the developments, as the soil gives depth. Altogether they give the land substance and meaning for us to discover and find out.
Cooper Young Garden Club's page for the Arboretum (96 trees and a few special interests)
http://www.cooperyounggardenclub.org/cooper-young-arboretum/
Tennessee Urban Forestry's page for TN's maintained arboreta.
https://www.tufc.com/programs/tree/arboreta/
My spreadsheet for the Cooper Young Arboretum tour. Not sure what this will become, but for now I've designated this tour a "route" and hope there will be other routes to follow. Links, tree IDs, and other information will be found in here.
Arboretum Tours
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