One of my favorite native trees to the Carolinas and Georgia. It's leaves "normally" turn a golden yellow in the fall - without all those brown spots. Its bark always reminds of an old zig-zag scrub board my grandmother used to wash my grandfather's really dirty work clothes after farm chores for the day. The heat from this past summer, along with not enough rain - then too much rain, just stressed out all the trees around here. Maybe next year will be better. Shot with my LG.
@ludwigsdiana Hoping, Diana!
@lynnz Thanks, Lynn!
@bigmxx Thank you, Michelle!