I visited this old friend last week in Indianapolis. It’s the 5,000th tree I’ve planted (out of 7,176) and it’s been in the ground for over 8 years. I hadn’t seen it in quite a while, so I was shocked to see that it’s now well over 40 feet tall. Humbling to say the least. It’s a Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) which is Indiana’s official state tree and it’s planted in Broadripple Park on the north side of Indianapolis. That’s the neighborhood that I called home for over 20 years before moving to East Nashville.
Thanks for giving a damn,
-Otis