Alissa's Flowers
Japanese Lilac
In the thirteen years we've been here,
our
Syringa reticulata
had blossomed only twice.
2010 was the last time we beheld its delicate white flowers.
In 2013, it hardly produced any leaves, so Alissa culled it.
Small boy, small dog, and
small japanese lilac tree
Summer, 2001
30 June 2010:
Now,
that's
a tree.
30 June 2010:
blossom cluster detail.
Rest in Peace, poor little Japanese Lilac...
© 2013 EBBoykin, Jr