Wednesday Mystery Photo: The Trysting Tree

Dusty D hoped to stump readers with a close-up of Highland Cemetery's famous "trysting tree," the enormous copper beech covered with decades of lovers' inscriptions. Nope. A gentleman in Dearborn (formerly of Ypsi) nailed it. The tree is just a bit north of Starkweather Chapel. Turn right and walk till you hear yourself saying "Holy ******* ****!" That's the one.










Here's a background tale of the Trysting Tree, Ypsilanti's only named tree (click for readable size).


It's written by Eileen Harrison, my favorite former local history writer. She's good.


This week we move away from the natural world to a man-made structure.


The only clue you'll get is that it's not terribly far from the Trysting Tree. Take your best guess, and good luck!