Maples, dogwoods, grape, and sumac twinkle and dance with particulate color in any little breeze, and the decorated twigs of sourwood trees swoop out like plump birds scattering. 微风中,不同色彩的枫树、山茱萸、葡萄和漆树闪闪发亮地欢快起舞。被细细装扮的酸树的嫩枝突然折断,像胖乎乎的鸟儿四处飞散。
Sourwood or sorrel tree, Oxydendrum arboreum, /ˌɒksᵻˈdɛndrəmɑːrˈbɔəriəm/ is the sole species in the genus Oxydendrum, in the family Ericaceae. It is native to eastern North America, from southern Pennsylvania south to northwest Florida and west to southern Illinois; it is most common in the lower chain of the Appalachian Mountains. The tree is frequently seen as a component of oak-heath forests.