Phoenix Tree 2020-04-21

Update 2020-05-10: Phoenix bird 2020-05-10

Firebird:

[Phoenix Eggs]
Phoenix Eggs

We burned on March 2, 2020, and that tree was hard to put out.

In late April, turns out it is a phoenix tree.

[Nest nestled in tree]
Nest nestled in tree

Not entirely sure what kind of tree. Short needles, but bark like a longleaf.

[Gretchen for scale]
Gretchen for scale

It’s a longleaf.

[Tree, Yellow Dog, Gretchen]
Tree, Yellow Dog, Gretchen

Candelabra branches.

[Top]
Top

Single big candle in center of needles. It was just hard to see from directly underneath.

[Candles]
Candles

So apparently we have firebird eggs in a longleaf.

-jsq