Location: Central Seattle/Capitol Hill
Address: Belmont Pl. E. and Belmont Ave. E.
Acreage: 0.02
I’ve talked about some strange Seattle parks, but this is definitely one of the oddest ones. This triangle of grass sports a beautiful old tree, but it is nearly impossible to tell that this is a park and not a piece of the neighbor’s property. In fact, I think the neighbor was the person out clipping the grass when I walked by last month. Maybe they don’t even realize it’s a park!
Two nearby parks that are not so well-known, but definitely worth visiting include Tashkent Park and Bellevue Place. This is a great neighborhood for strolling between parks and enjoying the beautiful architecture.
#344 (Visited 5/8/12)
I’m pretty sure that’s an Oregon White Oak / Garry Oak. Did it have shiny dark dark green leaves? Arthur Lee Jacobson wrote about an article about it years ago:
http://www.arthurleej.com/a-OakManor.html
By the way, love the blog, keep it up!
Thank you! One of my goals is to get better at identifying trees!
~Linnea