That spindly little "twig bundle" halfway along the snowmobile track, is our precious tulip tree. The snowmobile ran right up by the sapling, literally alongside, breaking one branch. I guess it is a miracle that the tree was not entirely crushed. I now have it wreathed in yellow caution tape. The tulip tree is a Carolinian species that is beyond the limits of its range here. Nonetheless, a few are known in the area, including one (there used to be two) in the Arboretum. This one appeared a year ago, not planted by us, probably planted by a squirrel, and that it has survived last winter, and carried on growing through last year, is interesting. I don't want to lose it!