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Spring has come early to Oklahoma this year. 

I saw this tulip tree on a walk one afternoon during the last few days of February. Actually, I smelled it first. From half a block away. 

Husband confirmed that, yes, if I were to dig up the tree and transplant it in our own yard, not only would I be stealing and breaking the law, but I wouldn't exactly be making it difficult for the police to wrap up the whodunnit aspect of the case. The smell of this tree is the Batman signal of the horticulture world.