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Message: <blockquote data-quote="RON_RIP" data-source="post: 550919" data-attributes="member: 1140"><p>Exactly. This park dates to the 1890's and like many Victorian era parks there was a trend to bring exotic species from other locations and climates to the park. It is wonder that this tree adapted and survived. I am told there are a least 2 more in the park but I have not been able to find them. The terrain is very steep and many areas of the park have been neglected, so I feel blessed to have located these 2 trees. One ,an older one and one a sapling. I have chased the big leaf magnolia down the Blue Ridge Parkway  but the trees that I came across were too tall to get a photo of their blossoms. I would have needed one of those long zooms the birders use. and still would have only been photographing the underside of the bloom. Of Course any Nikonites would be welcome to trek with me to visit and photograph my tree.</p></blockquote><p></p>