July,12,2012
The silk trees all over MItsuse are currently blooming where there's usually not many flowers.
A former talked me that you can tell what the weather will be by observing the silk trees.
During the evenings or rain storms, the leaves close up and the tree takes on a hunched forlorn appearance.
When it is sunny and warm it, spreads out like a dog on a comfy sofa.
Because of this habit the Persians called it “shabkhosb”—the night sleeper.
My neighbors impressed me by being able to tell when the weather would sporadically change.
In Japanese there's a similar saying,"Summer night's tranquility"which is used within Japanese literature and art.
It's part of the Legume family, ranting from small to medium-sized trees with resilient petals like crowns in the shape of a rugged umbrella.
Its delicate bipinnate leaves look like fern fronds (or like Mimoseae plants, to which the Persian silk tree is not closely related). Different types vary.
The tree has smooth olive colored bark which becomes striped as it ages.
It produces dense clusters of down-like pink flowers all summer.
These flowers are attractive to bees and hummingbirds.
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