Tupelo Gums near Menifee (Click on photo for a larger image)
Tupelo Gums are pretty rare in a grove this large. I have heard of one other grove that is larger and hope to see it sometime later this year. The Tupelo gum tree is often over looked as a Cypress, which are much more common in Arkansas. The best way to tell the difference is the leaf. The Cypress tree has a needle and the Tupelo gum has a rounded leaf. They turn a beautiful golden color in the fall and look like Aspen trees. When you can catch the sunlight behind them it makes for a beautiful photograph.
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