On our way from Leesburg Virginia to Charlottesville, Virginia, we stopped at Montpelier, the home of one of our founding fathers (James Madison). It was our second visit there. We spent an hour or so walking the grounds. We weren't able to spend much time there.
We ran across this beautiful tree. Although it's an evergreen the leaves are hard to see in this picture, and its stark beauty intrigued me.
It's called a Cedar of Lebanon and is the national tree of Lebanon. This tree may have been planted by Madison (1751-1836) himself, according to records.
Imagine, a tree planted by one of the founders of your country and the feeling of being in the presence of history.
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That's a historic tree indeed! I first saw a cedar in China and it looked quite different from this one. I also remember thinking how different Lebanon was from China and yet the tree grew there????
ReplyDeleteSorry Alana, I meant Cypress not cedar. I thought Cypress was the symbol of Lebanon
ReplyDeleteOh my the tree is still standing strong and tall and looks amazing - its a historic tree as you say planted by one of the founders of the country. Thanks for sharing:)
ReplyDeleteI would love to visit Madison's home. That tree is intriguing.
ReplyDeleteWow! That the tree has survived so many years is amazing! I feel humbled to stand before such historic trees.. Thanks for sharing Alana!
ReplyDeleteWhat history the trees have seen...
ReplyDeleteWow! Can a tree be really that old? This is amazing and I am humbled that you chose to share this. Thank you, Alana!
ReplyDeleteIt looks like the tree is giving out multiple hugs! So beautiful, Alana! And so tempting to climb up it!
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