I went to the Botanical Gardens yesterday with Brooke, my daughter, we had not been there since Hurricane Helene came through Asheville. The Gardens were closed to visitors for months and this is the first time we observed the changes that happened when the storm came through.
We walked to sycamore meadow and saw the magestic sycamore was down on the ground. I felt shock and awe and sadness and hope all at once.
I also felt grateful that the Botanical Gardens will leave the Sycamore tree where it lays. This meadow was named for the cluster of sycamore trees in this area of the gardens. This meadow is also the home of another special sycamore, the Moon tree, whose seeds flew to the moon and back aboard the Apollo spaceship.
The botanical gardens at asheville are currently working on preparing the fallen Sycamore tree so the visitors that come to the garden will be free to interact with the tree by touching and sitting on the fallen Sycamore tree.
This is my page from my “A Year With the Trees” journal. You can see where Brooke drew the outline of the trunk as it lays on the ground.
If you get a chance go visit the beautiful Sycamore meadow at the botanical gardens of Asheviile.
Peace,
Becky Priddy
