Arbor Day Redux

This magnificent specimen at the northern end of Nellie’s Lawn is at its peak right now, maybe even slightly past. A few of the petals were blowing off in the breeze, snowflake-like, perfectly encapsulating the briefness of beauty. (As much as we strive for the epic, life is a haiku, my friends.)This is in the generally delicious Prunus genus of the scrumdelilicious Rose family, but I can’t pin it down better than this. Anybody know better?

I love how one-sided this tree is, leaning in towards the sunny meadow. By the way, it’s Frederick Law Olmstead’s birthday, so this one is for him.